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WORRY Synonyms

25 synonyms for worry. (exact relations)
12 hypernyms for worry. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for WORRY

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concern

verb, noun

v, 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, noun

v, 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

noun

n

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, noun

v, 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

noun

n

noun

• an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom

anxiety

noun

n

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

noun

n

noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

bother

verb

v

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

noun

n

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

noun

n

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, noun

v, 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

noun

n

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

noun

n

noun

• the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

• an uneasy psychological state

• a sensitive or highly strung temperament

stress

verb, noun

v, 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, noun

v, 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

noun

n

noun

• a feeling of alarm or dread

unease

noun

n

noun

• physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

uneasiness

noun

n

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

verb

v

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

noun

n

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

Best Hypernyms For WORRY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for worry, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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