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huoli — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anxiety noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
  • care noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
  • concern noun A feeling of worry about something.
  • disquietude noun A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
  • gripe verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
  • sorrow noun Deep sadness, especially over a loss.
  • study verb To spend time learning about a subject, often in preparation for an exam or qualification.
  • trepidation noun A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that is about to happen.
  • worry verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.

Senses

huoli is used for these senses in English:

  • anxiety An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
  • care (countable, uncountable) Worry.
  • concern That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
  • disquietude (countable) A fear or an instance of uneasiness.
  • gripe A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
  • sorrow (uncountable) unhappiness, woe
  • sorrow (countable) (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
  • trepidation An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.

anxiety — full definition

  1. noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
  2. noun (medical) A diagnosable disorder marked by chronic, excessive worry that interferes with daily life.

care — full definition

  1. noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
  2. noun Worry or concern about something.
  3. noun The looking after of someone's health, safety, or wellbeing.
  4. verb To feel concern or interest about something.
  5. verb To look after someone or something (usually with "for").

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