Encourage and Worry

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Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Worry is an antonym for encourage in help topic.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Worry verb - To experience concern or anxiety.

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Encourage is an antonym for worry.

Nearby Words: worried, worrying, worrier

person	encourage person	worry person
character	encourage character	worry character
work	encourage work	worry work
people	encourage people	worry people
Other words: someone, parents, anyone, son, kids, players, members.

It's lampshaded on several occasions when other characters encourage him to jump from a car onto a plane about to take off, telling him not to worry because he's invincible.

Source: Nigh Invulnerability / Anime and Manga

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