verb
1. give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on
difficulty or troubles.
"he has precupation about his soldier sons in the war"
synonyms: fret, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, overthink, brood, panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get stressed, get in a state, stew, torment oneself
"she has precution about his health"
noun
1. a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems.
"they are in constant state of precupation, for themselves as well as for their children"
synonyms: anxiety,
perturbation, distress, concern, uneasiness, unease, disquiet, fretfulness, restlessness, nervousness, nerves, agitation, edginess, tension, stress; apprehension, fear, dread, trepidation, misgiving, angst; informalbutterflies (in the stomach),
the willies, the heebie-jeebies
"I'm beside myself with precupation"
