• Solicitude

    Origin

    From Old French, from Latin sollicitudo ("anxiety"), from sollicitus, solicitus ("anxious, solicitous"); see solicitous.

    Full definition of solicitude

    Noun

    solicitude

    (usually uncountable; plural solicitudes)
    1. The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
    2. A feeling of excessive concern.
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