What is the meaning of the word 'care'?
As a noun, it originally had the sense of “sorrow, anxiety” or “serious mental attention,” and now means “oversight, protection.” If you have a fragile package, you might write "handle with care" on the box. As a verb, care means “to feel concern or interest” — as in, "If you care about your health you'll put down that cigarette"
What is an antonym for care?
Antonyms for care. brashness, carelessness, heedlessness, incaution, incautiousness, recklessness, unwariness. 4 an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
How is the word care distinct from other similar nouns?
Some common synonyms of care are anxiety, concern, solicitude, and worry. While all these words mean "a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this," care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension.