worries

Troubles the mind

Worries are concerns or anxieties that occupy the mind: She has worries about her son's health.

The plural often suggests a collection of troubles weighing on someone: He drinks to forget his worries.

As a verb form, worries means to feel or cause anxiety: Nothing worries her, It worries me that he hasn't called.

anxiety

nervousness

State of anxious unease

jitters · restlessness · agitation · panic · trembling · sweating · insomnia · hyperventilation · tension · nail-biting

fears

nightmares

Terrifying sleep experiences

trepidation · alarm · phobias · monsters · ghosts · haunting · threat · danger · worst-case · catastrophizing

uncertainty

doubt

Lack of firm belief

insecurity · unknown · risk · instability · hesitation · limbo · waiting · anticipation · unsettled

stress

burnout

Chronic occupational depletion

fatigue · exhaustion · headache · cortisol · workload · deadline · crisis · demanding · overwork · juggling

rumination

overthinking

Dwelling excessively on thoughts

obsessing · spiraling · fixating · second-guessing · rehashing · perseveration

concerns

family

Related people together

safety · security · employment · retirement · education · future · relationships · money · bills · debt

Categories
Opposites
emotional state (noun form)

worriespeace of mind

State without anxiety

comforts · joys · reliefs · reassurances · pleasures

mental action (verb form)

worriesreassures

Restores another's confidence

comforts · relieves · soothes · calms · eases

psychological burden

worriesreliefs

Raised surface carvings

comforts · blessings · consolations · solaces · assurances

Phrases
Family

worried, unworried, worrier, worriers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G