solicitude

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a feeling of excessive concern

Etymology

From Middle English solicitude, from Old French sollicitude, from Latin sollicitūdō (“anxiety”), from sollicitus, solicitus (“anxious, solicitous”). See solicitous.

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Synonyms

solicitousness

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