The phrase "a wave of worry" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden and overwhelming feeling of anxiety or concern that affects someone or a group of people.
Example: "As the news of the storm approached, a wave of worry swept over the community, prompting many to prepare for the worst."
Alternatives: "a surge of anxiety" or "a flood of concern."
A wave of worry about a software program called TrapWire, designed to detect terrorists casing possible targets, appears to be unjustified, as I wrote in Tuesday's Times.
FEAR OVER INTERVIEWS -- Polite and informal though they may be, F.B.I. interviews with young Middle Eastern men have sent a wave of worry through immigrants from the region in Southern California.
If you've ever winced at an errant tweet you just sent or felt a wave of worry about wearing the wrong thing in the office or caught your breath after sending off a too-casual email, you know it can be easy to find yourself paralysed for some time afterward.
Oil industry representatives said they were convinced that Republicans in Congress, riding a wave of worries about energy shortages and spurred by an oil-friendly president, would be able to garner sufficient votes to authorize drilling in the reserve.
The worry is that things might get far worse in two years, when most of the international aid pledged after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami dries up.Although a superficial calm reigns and most Acehnese are delighted to be able to walk the streets at night in reasonable safety, recent weeks have seen a wave of worrying incidents.
Her third trial comes just over a year after the Supreme Court significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, setting off a wave of fresh worries about equal access to the ballot box.
With the balance of power in the Senate and House at stake, that possibility has stirred a new wave of worry both from party leaders and within campaigns.
Stocks have recovered from their plunge at todays opening bell, but blue chips remain entrenched in negative territory at midsession amid a wave of profit taking and worries about the slump in the oil market.
STILL reeling from a four-year economic slump, Argentines now have another big worry: a wave of violent crime.
In the past year, with a slowing Chinese economy coming under increased scrutiny, so-called local government financing vehicles — schemes like the one to finance the sports center — have become a source of concern, as banks and analysts worry about a wave of bad debts.
Treasuries were mixed yesterday, with longer-dated issues tumbling on both a wave of new supply and on worries over potential inflation later in the year, when the market expects lower interest rates to result in an economic recovery.
