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| anxiety |
a mental state characterized by uneasiness, distress, and worry; apprehension. [1/2 definitions] |
| anxious |
feeling uneasiness, worry, or dread. [1/3 definitions] |
| at ease |
without tension, worry, or discomfort; relaxed; comfortable. [1/2 definitions] |
| bother |
to feel concern or slight worry (usu. used with negative verb). [1/7 definitions] |
| broody |
tending to brood or worry; moody. [1/2 definitions] |
| care |
anxiety or worry. [1/12 definitions] |
| carefree |
having no concerns or responsibility; without worry; lighthearted. |
| careworn |
showing the effects of prolonged worry. |
| comforting |
serving or intending to relieve grief, worry, or other distress. [1/2 definitions] |
| concern |
worry, anxiety, or caring attitude. [2/7 definitions] |
| cry over spilled milk |
to worry unduly about something that cannot be undone. |
| cry over spilt milk |
to worry unduly about something that cannot be undone. |
| disquiet |
to make anxious or uneasy; disturb; worry. [1/2 definitions] |
| distracted |
disturbed or agitated, as by worry. [1/2 definitions] |
| distress |
to cause stress or suffering in; worry or afflict. [1/4 definitions] |
| distressing |
causing physical or emotional pain, worry, or suffering. |
| dread to think |
used to express worry or fear with respect to what might happen or be possible under certain circumstances. |
| ease |
to release from pain, worry, or difficulty, or to lessen (such things as these). [1/11 definitions] |
| free |
released from burdens or worry (usu. fol. by "of" or "from"). [2/20 definitions] |
| fret1 |
to feel or express worry, concern, or annoyance. [1/8 definitions] |
| fretful |
inclined to worry anxiously, or to be irritable. |
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