worry
- noun (n)
Meaning: anxiety, trouble
Synonyms:
anguish
annoyance
apprehension
bad news
care
concern
disquiet
distress
disturbance
doubt
fear
headache
heartache
irritation
misery
misgiving
nag
pain
perplexity
pest
plague
presentiment
problem
torment
torture
trial
uncertainty
uneasiness
vexation
woe
worriment
Antonyms:
calmness
reassurance
- verb (v)
Meaning: be or make anxious, troubled
Synonyms:
afflict
aggrieve
agonize
ail
annoy
attack
bedevil
beleaguer
beset
bite one’s nails
bother
brood
bug
chafe
concern oneself
depress
despair
disquiet
distress
disturb
dun
feel uneasy
fret
gnaw at
goad
go for
harass
harry
hassle
have qualms
hector
importune
irritate
needle
oppress
persecute
perturb
pester
plague
stew
sweat out
take on
tantalize
tear
tease
test
torment
torture
trouble
try
unsettle
upset
vex
wince
writhe
wrong
Antonyms:
reassure
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