憂慮|ゆうりょyuuryo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbanxiety; concern; fear
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 憂慮する（ゆうりょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 憂慮します（ゆうりょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 憂慮しない（ゆうりょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 憂慮しません（ゆうりょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 憂慮せず・憂慮せぬ（ゆうりょせず・ゆうりょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 憂慮した（ゆうりょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 憂慮しました（ゆうりょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 憂慮しなかった（ゆうりょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 憂慮しませんでした（ゆうりょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 憂慮して（ゆうりょして） |
| Potential | 憂慮できる（ゆうりょできる） |
| Passive | 憂慮される（ゆうりょされる） |
| Causative | 憂慮させる（ゆうりょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 憂慮させられる（ゆうりょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 憂慮すれば（ゆうりょすれば） |
| tara | 憂慮したら（ゆうりょしたら） |
| Volitional | 憂慮しよう（ゆうりょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 憂慮しましょう（ゆうりょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 憂慮しろ（ゆうりょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym懸念けねんWrittenWritten style for worry or concern about something, as in 「懸念を示す」. 「憂慮」 is deeper concern over how serious a situation is and is typical of news writing.
- Synonym心配しんぱいNeutralThe everyday, most common word for worrying about someone or something. 「憂慮」 is more written and points to serious situations rather than personal worry.
- Synonym不安ふあんNeutralA feeling of being unsettled or insecure, as in 「将来が不安だ」. 「憂慮」 is concern directed at a situation, not a general uneasy state of mind.
- Synonym危惧きぐWrittenWritten word for dreading that something bad may happen, as in 「危惧を抱く」 and 「絶滅危惧種」. 「憂慮」 stresses deep concern over a grave situation.
- Synonym気遣いきづかいNeutralConsideration or care for others, or worry, as in 「お気遣いなく」. 「憂慮」 is concern over how a situation is turning out.
- Synonym気がかりきがかりNeutralSomething that weighs on your mind, as in 「気がかりなこと」. 「憂慮」 is more written and graver.
- Synonym気苦労きぐろうNeutralThe strain of constantly looking after things, as in 「気苦労が絶えない」. 「憂慮」 is concern over a situation.
- SynonymおそれNeutralFear, or the chance that something may happen, as in 「雨の恐れ」. 「憂慮」 is the feeling of concern over a situation.
- Synonym心労しんろうWrittenWritten word for being worn out by worry, mental exhaustion. 「憂慮」 is concern over a situation.
- Synonym憂いうれいWrittenWritten word for sorrow or worry, as in 「後顧の憂い」. 「憂慮」 is concern focused on a situation rather than a melancholy feeling.
- Synonym憂えるうれえるWrittenWritten verb for worrying over or lamenting something, as in 「国の将来を憂える」. 「憂慮」 is the noun form.
- Related恐れるおそれるNeutralA verb meaning to fear or to worry, as in 「失敗を恐れる」. 「憂慮」 is a written-style noun for deep concern over a situation.
- Related憂いうれいWrittenWritten word for sorrow or worry, as in 「後顧の憂い」. 「憂慮」 is concern focused on a situation rather than a melancholy feeling.
- Related思い悩むおもいなやむNeutralA verb for agonizing as you turn a problem over and over. 「憂慮」 is a written-style noun.
- Related憂えうれえWrittenWritten but rarely seen; laments or worries. 「憂慮」 is the more common choice for concern over a situation.
- Related煩慮はんりょWrittenWritten word for fretting over all sorts of things. 「憂慮」 is concern directed at a single serious situation.
- Related憂患ゆうかんWrittenWritten word for sorrow and distress. 「憂慮」 is concern over how a situation develops.
- Related物案じものあんじWrittenRare and old-fashioned; worry that something bad will happen. 「憂慮」 is the modern, more common word.
- Related憂虞ゆうぐWrittenWritten word for anxiety and fear. 「憂慮」 is the more common term for concern over a situation.
- Related心痛しんつうWrittenWritten word for deep worry that pains the heart, as in 「ご心痛」. 「憂慮」 is concern over a situation, not personal anguish.
- Related疑懼ぎくWrittenWritten word mixing doubt with fear. 「憂慮」 is straightforward concern over a situation.
- Related煩悶はんもんWrittenWritten word for anguished worrying, as in 「恋に煩悶する」. 「憂慮」 is concern over a situation, not inner torment.
- Related憂懼ゆうくWrittenWritten word for fear and unease that something bad may happen. 「憂慮」 is the more common term.
- Antonym安心あんしんNeutralPeace of mind or relief; it stands at the opposite pole from 「憂慮」 on the worry–relief scale.
- Antonym無憂WrittenWritten word for being carefree, without worries; the direct opposite of 「憂慮」 in having versus lacking worry.
Use 「憂慮」 for deep, grave concern about a serious situation in written or formal prose, especially news writing, as in 「事態を憂慮する」 and 「憂慮すべき状況」. For everyday worry, pick 「心配」; for concern about something, 「懸念」; for fearing something bad may happen, 「危惧」 or 「恐れ」. As a verb, use 「憂える」 or 「恐れる」. The opposite of worrying is 「安心」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 心配すること。
Kanji in this word
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