publicworry
nounUK /ˈpʌblɪk ˈwʌri/
US /ˈpʌblɪk ˈwɜːri/
A worry that many people share about something everyone cares about.
The safety of the new park became a publicworry after the fence broke.
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2. A problem that worries a whole town or country.
Clean water turned into a publicworry during the dry summer.
3. The feeling of many people being nervous about the same thing.
There was a publicworry about the big storm coming.
4. Something people talk about a lot because it makes them uneasy.
The broken bridge was a publicworry for everyone in the village.