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worry

Definition for worry

noun as in anxiety, trouble

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Example Sentences

Residents who live near the landfills that are already accepting debris from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires say they are also worried about toxic dust.

He dated actress Amber Heard, giving her Teslas as gifts, but she later worried they were bugged, because she said he was "controlling."

From Salon

But they worried the government's rumoured plans, such as freezing Personal Independence Payments, would punish all those on disability benefits, including those with severe disabilities who could never work.

From BBC

He worries the construction of this road will lead to more deforestation in the future, now that the area is more accessible for businesses.

From BBC

James Taylor, Scope's executive director of strategy, said the number of young people losing out on financial support was "worrying".

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What are other ways to say worry?

Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend’s misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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