Meaning & use
worry
To feel or show anxiety or unease about something uncertain, difficult, or possibly dangerous.
See it in a sentence
She worried all night about how the interview would go the next morning.
Don't worry about the small mistakes; focus on finishing the project on time.
A note on using this word
Worry can be used as a verb describing the feeling, or as a noun for the specific concern itself, as in 'a constant worry.'
Words with a similar meaning
fretstress
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. noun
A feeling of anxiety or unease, or the specific thing causing it.
Money was a constant worry for the family during those difficult years.
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