worry

In this context, yes, they are interchangeable.

Hi,

Feebs11, thank you very much for your reply. Could you pease check if 'about' and 'over are interchangeable in the following sentences?

'We all have a worry about the increase in violent crime.'

'We all have a worry over the increase in violent crime.'

Thank you very much.

Anon, we don't usually have "a worry" the way you have "a thought."

We are all worried about the increase in violent crime. It's quite difficult to explain the subtleties.

"Worry over" can be replaced (often) with "fret" or "fuss."

I might worry over my hair - fuss with it. Somehow there is a more "active" component of my worrying when I worry over something.

Hi Grammar Geek,

Thank you very much for your help and correction.

I am afraid I don't understand the phrase '"active" component ", could you please explain it to me?

Do you mean 'have a worry' is not correct?
Could I say 'have worries' or what?
Any suggestions about 'worry'(noun)?

Do you mean 'worry(verb) about' and 'worry over' have slightly different

Well, like I said, it's quite difficult to explain the subtle differences.

In many cases, "worry about" and "worry over" can be used interchangeably.

Usually, in my experience, rather than saying "I have some worries over that" you'd say "I have some concerns about that." And "have a worry" is incorrect, or at least, highly unnatural.

Hi,

Grammar Geek, thank you again for your kind help. To be honest, I still can't figure out what the difference is. Could you please tell me when to use 'worry about' rather than 'worry over' or use 'worry over' rather than 'worry about'?

Thank you very much.

I'd say .. use Worry About... if I were you.