worry.

1. Repeated uneasy thinking about a possible difficulty or bad outcome.

2. A particular problem or possible bad outcome that occupies anxious thought.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a source of worry
• constant worry
• worry about money

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Worry about rent followed him even into his dreams.

Her chief worry was that the warning would arrive too late.

The evening passed in worry rather than useful preparation.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Focuses on the mental process, whereas anxiety may include bodily tension. A worry can also be one specific troubling matter. Usually uncountable in this sense. Count plural: worries.