Worrying: alternatives and connections

Having the heaves.

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Having the heaves.

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The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after…

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The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety.

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The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance.

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An engine for casting stones.

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An engine for casting stones.

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of Badger

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The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble.

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Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation.

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of Distress

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of Disturb

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An engine for casting stones.

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of Trouble

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Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.