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verbTo reduce a fear, concern, or other troubling feeling.
Ease a troubling feeling
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Clear all filtersTo reduce a fear, concern, or other troubling feeling.
Ease a troubling feeling
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Concern for others' welfare without seeking personal gain.
Motivated by concern for others rather than personal gain.
Showing little interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Lacking interest or concern
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A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Worried that something unpleasant may happen.
Giving careful attention or showing thoughtful concern for another person's needs.
Giving careful attention
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Showing a careless or dismissive attitude toward an important matter.
Self-satisfied to the point of overlooking problems or needed effort.
Concerned with allocating or sharing things among members of a group.
Absorbed in something to the exclusion of other concerns.
Fair and just toward the people involved.
Relating to principles of right conduct or consistent with accepted moral standards.
Morally sound
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Relating to eugenics, the scientifically discredited belief that controlling human reproduction could improve populations.
Concerning eugenics
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Relating to revenue, spending, or financial administration.
Serious, solemn, or deserving careful concern.
Relating to pleasure or the experience of enjoyment.
Using power without proper regard for other people's rights or concerns.
Disregarding others' rights
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Relating to the cultivation of gardens or plants.
Concerning garden cultivation
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Marked by exaggerated language; in mathematics, relating to a hyperbola or certain related structures.
Exaggerated in expression
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Showing too little concern for the needs, rights, or feelings of others.
Without concern for others
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A lack of interest, concern, or strong preference.
Lack of interest or concern
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Showing little interest, concern, or preference.
Relating to thought, understanding, or the exercise of the mind.
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