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Verb
S:
(v)
haunt
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obsess
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ghost
(haunt like a ghost; pursue)
"Fear of illness haunts her"
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S:
(v)
preoccupy
(engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively)
"His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
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S:
(v)
obsess
(be preoccupied with something)
"She is obsessing over her weight"
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S:
(v)
worry
(be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy)
"I worry about my job"
S:
(v)
fret
(be agitated or irritated)
"don't fret over these small details"
S:
(v)
fear
(be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event)
"I fear she might get aggressive"
S:
(v)
fuss
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niggle
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fret
(worry unnecessarily or excessively)
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
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derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
obsess
(be preoccupied with something)
"She is obsessing over her weight"
derivationally related form
sentence frame