likelihood noun

/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/ n [U]

Definition

the chance that something will happen

This latest dispute greatly increases the likelihood of a strike.

[+ that] There is every likelihood that more jobs will be lost later this year.

There is little likelihood now that interest rates will come down further.

(Definition of likelihood noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to worry

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