worry
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- noun
- /ˈwɜri/
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preocupación
- Her constant worry about money prevents her from enjoying life.
- worry about the future
- worry about money
- freedom from worry
That is their number one worry in the world stage.
- That is their number one worry in the world stage.
- So then the anger turns into worry, self doubt and self blame.
- That is a genuine existential worry that a lot of people have.
- Everyone's got their worries, but we just don't know them.
- Taking a break from all your worries sure could help a lot.
- So also in life, perceived worry and pressure is all meaning.
- I think a big factor for me is the worry factor.
- All of that worry is useless thinking.
Examples
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Taking a break from all your worries sure could help a lot.
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Emotional stability relates to being relatively free of worries, anxiety, and nervous tensions.
Academic text (1991) -
I feel like all I have now is worry and stress.
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Tom is out of his mind with worry.
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Did he have financial worries, for instance?
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Mother has been riddled with worry.
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That is a genuine existential worry that a lot of people have.
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An old man appears on stage with traces of worry on his wrinkled face.
Fiction book (1991) -
Infertility usually is not a major worry of young women who have not yet passed adolescence.
Academic text (1990) -
Several of Kagan's professed views give cause for worry about the next five years at Yale.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.5
A feeling of worry about people or things you care about
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3.5
A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax
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2.7
A feeling of being worried or anxious
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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8.1
A feeling of fear or worry about something that may happen
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4.4
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
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7.4
A feeling of worry or unease
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3.8
A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future
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5.5
A strong nervous feeling that often comes before an important event
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen
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Etymology
Worry The word worry comes from an old English word wyrgan that meant 'to strangle' or 'choke'. That tight, choking picture helps explain why worry means a feeling of anxiety or unease.