care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension.
a face worn by years of care
concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection.
crimes caused concern in the neighborhood
solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another.
acted with typical maternal solicitude
anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure.
plagued by anxiety and self-doubt
worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety.
financial worries
Example Sentences
Verb We didn't want you to worry. Don't worry. You'll be fine. Don't make your parents worry. When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry. They were fine. We needn't have worried. His poor health worries me. It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast. We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you. Noun She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill. His high blood pressure is cause for worry. Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost. His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time. His mother's health is a constant worry. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Summer wouldn’t have to worry about taking breaks from work to measure her blood glucose.AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2022 The safety of our schools is also a huge priority, no parent or child should ever have to worry about if their school is safe. Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 While their eggs are vulnerable to raccoons and other scavengers, adult Burmese pythons don’t have to worry about becoming prey.Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Owners of Apple’s iPhone 14, which hits stores later this week, shouldn’t have to worry about replacing their batteries for quite some time. Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 As many bettors across the country sweat out each bet, FanDuel players won’t have to worry about one of their Week 1 wagers. Xl Media, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 This is not usually an area BYU has to worry about. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Residents no longer will have to worry about the water being shut off.The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Here’s a look at some of the potential security issues that teams have to worry about. Dan Weil, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Noun
Municipal official Martin Baláž said his big worry is the 2,500 jobs at companies that supply and service Slovalco. Joe Wallace, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Instead, your main political worry will be your party’s primary, and your chief goal will be to avoid upsetting committed partisans. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 All of the above is on the table with your worry-free first wager. Xl Media, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022 In a Eurobarometer survey completed in February, more than 70 percent of those surveyed identified the cost of living as their main worry, far higher than the 41-percent euro zone average. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 PHEVs combine an internal combustion engine (ICE) with a smallish battery and electric motor to make worry-free that occasional long trip to the sun or family reunions. Neil Winton, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 From the outside, Hollywood starlets appear basically worry-free. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 28 July 2022 Maybe your spouse's more-permissive parenting stokes your worry about children into enraged criticism. Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN, 12 July 2022 Alongside flu, the common cold, and COVID-19 concerns, some parents are feeling fresh worry about recent outbreaks of monkeypox and polio. Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English worien, from Old English wyrgan; akin to Old High German wurgen to strangle, Lithuanian veržti to constrict