worry

Definition

Examples

Don't worry about the deadline; we still have two days left.

Word Family

Synonyms

• fretagitation resulting from active worry
• anxiety(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
• concernto relate to, affect, or involve someone or something

Collocations

• Easy don't worry about minor things
  a collocation phrase: don't worry about minor things
• Medium cause for serious management worry
  to cause for serious management worry, meaning to give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
• Hard persistent inflation fuels macroeconomic worry among central bankers
  describing persistent inflation fuels macroeconomic worry among central bankers (never-ceasing)
• Very Hard worry a problem like a dog with a bone
  to worry a problem like a dog with a bone, meaning to be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy