WORRY Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word worry. (close relations)
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concern | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that interests you because it is important or affects you • an anxious feeling • a feeling of sympathy for someone or something • something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness • a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it verb • be relevant to • be on the mind of | ||||||||
care | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something • judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger • an anxious feeling • a cause for feeling concern • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • activity involved in maintaining something in good working order verb • feel concern or interest • provide care for • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of • be concerned with | ||||||||
agitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance • a state of agitation or turbulent change or development • the feeling of being agitated; not calm • disturbance usually in protest • the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | ||||||||
alarm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||||
angst | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom | ||||||||
anxiety | nounn | |||||||
noun • (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic • a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune | ||||||||
apprehension | nounn | |||||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • painful expectation • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||||||||
bother | verbv | |||||||
noun • an angry disturbance • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness verb • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to • intrude or enter uninvited • make nervous or agitated • make confused or perplexed or puzzled | ||||||||
disquiet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments • the trait of seeming ill at ease verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | ||||||||
distress | nounn | |||||||
noun • psychological suffering • a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) • extreme physical pain • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim verb • bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship • cause mental pain to | ||||||||
fear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) • an anxious feeling • a feeling of profound respect for someone or something verb • be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event • be afraid or scared of; be frightened of • be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement • be uneasy or apprehensive about • regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | ||||||||
fearfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) • the trait of being afraid | ||||||||
nervousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters • an uneasy psychological state • a sensitive or highly strung temperament | ||||||||
stress | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense • special emphasis attached to something • difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension • (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body verb • to stress, single out as important • put stress on; utter with an accent • test the limits of • to suffer from stress | ||||||||
torment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||||
trepidation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of alarm or dread | ||||||||
unease | nounn | |||||||
noun • physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) • the trait of seeming ill at ease | ||||||||
uneasiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable • physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) • embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you • the trait of seeming ill at ease • inability to rest or relax or be still | ||||||||
fret | verbv | |||||||
noun • agitation resulting from active worry • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) • a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch verb • worry unnecessarily or excessively • be agitated or irritated • provide (a musical instrument) with frets • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing • cause annoyance in • gnaw into; make resentful or angry • carve a pattern into • decorate with an interlaced design • be too tight; rub or press • cause friction • remove soil or rock • wear away or erode | ||||||||
headache | nounn | |||||||
noun • something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness • pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | ||||||||