brood |
to think or worry a lot about a single subject (usually followed by "on" or "over"). [1/4 definitions] |
care |
worry or concern. [1/8 definitions] |
carefree |
having nothing to worry about; free of cares or serious thoughts; cheerful. |
comfort |
a pleasant condition that comes from not having physical pain or from having an easy life with little worry. [1/3 definitions] |
concern |
worry or anxiety. [1/4 definitions] |
cry over spilled milk |
to worry about something that cannot be changed. |
difficulty |
something that causes worry or trouble; problem. [1/3 definitions] |
distress |
worry, pain, or suffering, or anything that causes suffering. [2/3 definitions] |
dread |
to look ahead to with worry or dislike. [1/4 definitions] |
ease |
freedom from pain, worry, or hard work. [2/4 definitions] |
easy |
without trouble or worry. [1/4 definitions] |
frantic |
very excited by worry or fear; frenzied. |
harrow |
to cause to suffer or worry a great deal. [1/3 definitions] |
headache |
(informal) a person or thing that causes trouble or worry. [1/2 definitions] |
misgiving |
a feeling of worry, doubt, or fear. |
nervous |
When something makes you feel nervous, it makes you worry a little that something bad could happen. People do different things when they are nervous. Some people walk around a room many times. Some people tap their fingers very fast. Some people get a bad feeling in their stomachs. When you are nervous, you are not calm and relaxed. [1/3 definitions] |
on edge |
nervous or anxious; full of worry. |
pale |
When someone pales, it means that their skin becomes lighter in color, usually because of sudden fear or worry. [1/3 definitions] |
phrase |
A phrase is a string of words that sends a special meaning that is different from the meaning of the words themselves. If someone says "Don't worry about what happened. It's water under the bridge now," they are using a phrase--"It's water under the bridge"--which means that the thing people are talking about is in the past now and nobody cares about it anymore. [1/5 definitions] |
relief1 |
the feeling of being freed from pain, distress, or worry. [1/4 definitions] |
relieve |
to free from fear, worry, need, or poverty. [1/3 definitions] |