Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Solicitude \So*lic"i*tude\, n. [F. sollicitude,r L.
   sollicitudo.]
   The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned
   by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.

Source : WordNet®

solicitude
     n : a feeling of excessive concern [syn: {solicitousness}]