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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] |
| brood |
to think or worry a lot about a single subject (usually followed by "on" or "over"). [1/4 definitions] |
| broody |
tending to brood or worry; moody. [1/2 definitions] |
| care |
worry or concern. [1/6 definitions] |
| carefree |
having nothing to worry about; free of cares or serious thoughts; cheerful. |
| careworn |
showing the effects of prolonged worry. |
| comfort |
a pleasant condition that comes from not having worry, pain, or a difficult life. [1/2 definitions] |
| comforting |
serving or intending to relieve grief, worry, or other distress. [1/2 definitions] |
| concern |
worry or anxiety. [1/3 definitions] |
| cry over spilled milk |
to worry about something that cannot be changed. |
| cry over spilt milk |
to worry unduly about something that cannot be undone. |
| difficulty |
something that causes worry or trouble; problem. [1/3 definitions] |
| disquiet |
to make anxious or uneasy; disturb; worry. [1/2 definitions] |
| distracted |
disturbed or agitated, as by worry. [1/2 definitions] |
| distress |
worry, pain, or suffering, or anything that causes suffering. [2/3 definitions] |
| distressing |
causing physical or emotional pain, worry, or suffering. |
| dread |
to look ahead to with worry or dislike. [1/4 definitions] |
| dread to think |
used to express worry or fear with respect to what might happen or be possible under certain circumstances. |
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