Word

worry, n.
(worries)
freq. cnt. 14

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

concern headache vexation worry

sample sentences

"New York traffic is a constant concern"
"it's a major worry"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

worry worry worry

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

concern

lexical pointers

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vex

semantic pointers

hypernym

negative stimulus

hyponym

bugaboo burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus business

a strong feeling of anxiety
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

trouble worry

sample sentences

"his worry over the prospect of being fired"
"it is not work but worry that kills"
"he wanted to die and end his troubles"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

worry worry

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trouble trouble

semantic pointers

hypernym

anxiety