| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A troubled or anxious state of mind: angst, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry. See FEELINGS. 2. A cause of distress or anxiety: concern, trouble, worry. See CONCERN. 3. Cautious attentiveness: carefulness, caution, gingerliness, heed, heedfulness, mindfulness, regard. See CAREFUL. 4. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: charge, custody, guardianship, keeping, superintendence, supervision, trust. See CARE FOR. 5. Careful forethought to avoid harm or risk: calculation, carefulness, caution, chariness, gingerliness, precaution, wariness. See FEAR. 6. Attentiveness to detail: carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, pain (used in plural), painstaking, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, thoroughness. See CAREFUL. 7. The systematic application of remedies to effect a cure: regimen, rehabilitation, therapy, treatment. Informal : rehab. See HEALTH, HELP. | | VERB: | To have an objection: mind, object. See CONCERN. | | PHRASAL VERB: | care for To have the care and supervision of: attend, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend2, watch. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care (or charge) of, take under one's wing. See CARE FOR.
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