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Sorge — 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.
  • burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  • care noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
  • concern noun A feeling of worry about something.
  • preoccupation noun Something that dominates a person's thoughts and attention, often to the exclusion of other things.
  • sorrow noun Deep sadness, especially over a loss.
  • trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
  • trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.
  • worry verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.

Senses

Sorge is used for these senses in English:

  • anxiety An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
  • burden A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
  • care Close attention; concern; responsibility.
  • concern That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
  • concern The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
  • preoccupation The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
  • providentness the quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy
  • sorrow (uncountable) unhappiness, woe

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.

burden — full definition

  1. noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  2. verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.

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