worryepisode
nounUK /ˈwʌri ˈɛpɪsəʊd/
US /ˈwɜːri ˈɛpɪsoʊd/
A short time when someone feels very worried.
She had a worryepisode before her big test but felt better after talking to her mom.
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2. A brief period of intense concern about a specific problem.
His worryepisode about the lost keys lasted only a few minutes.
3. A recurring moment of unease that comes and goes.
The worryepisodes returned every night before bedtime.
4. A short burst of anxious thoughts that is hard to stop.
During the worryepisode, she kept imagining the worst.