worried
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Sense: Adjective: anxious or concerned
Synonyms:
concerned Collocations, nervous Collocations, bothered Collocations, anxious Collocations, tense Collocations, edgy Collocations, uneasy Collocations, worked up, hung up, troubled, perturbed, disturbed Collocations, fretting, tormented, antsy , ill at ease
worry
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Sense: Verb: be worried
Synonyms:
be worried, fret Collocations, stress Collocations, be bothered, be anxious, brood Collocations, stew Collocations, sweat Collocations, get worked up , get in a sweat , have qualms, turn gray with worry, turn grey with worry , become sick with worry, fear Collocations, despair Collocations, agonize, agonise , writhe, suffer Collocations
Sense: Verb: cause worry
Synonyms:
alarm Collocations, bother Collocations, concern Collocations, trouble Collocations, freak out , upset Collocations, distress Collocations, perturb, unhinge, frazzle, irritate, annoy, hassle Collocations , badger Collocations , bug Collocations , pester, vex, make sb anxious, make sb afraid
Sense: Noun: state of anxiety
Synonyms:
anxiety Collocations, nervousness, uneasiness, apprehension, concern Collocations, care Collocations, distress Collocations, unease, agitation, anxiousness, torment, fretfulness
Sense: Noun: cause of worry
Synonyms:
problem Collocations, fear Collocations, trouble Collocations, uncertainty Collocations, concern Collocations, doubt Collocations, reservation Collocations, headache Collocations, woe Collocations, care Collocations, annoyance Collocations, misgiving