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1. (v.i.) worry
to feel uneasy or anxious; torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
2. worry
to move with effort:
an old car worrying uphill.
3. (v.t.) worry
to make uneasy or anxious; cause anxiety, apprehension, or care.
4. worry
to disturb with annoyances; plague.
5. worry
to seize, esp. by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another.
6. worry
to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc.
7. worry
to examine, adjust, or handle continually or repeatedly.
8. (n.) worry
a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.
9. worry
a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble.
10. worry
the act of worrying.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME weryen, werwen to strangle, harass, OE wyrgan to strangle, c. OHG wurgan)
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| Definition of 'Worry' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) concern, worry, headache, vexation
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
"New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
2. (verb) worry, trouble
a strong feeling of anxiety
"his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
3. (verb) worry
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
"I worry about my job"
4. (verb) worry, care
be concerned with
"I worry about my grades"
5. (verb) worry, vex
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
"I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
6. (verb) concern, interest, occupy, worry
be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
7. (verb) worry
lacerate by biting
"the dog worried his bone"
8. (verb) worry
touch or rub constantly
"The old man worried his beads"
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1. (verb) worry
to feel anxious or nervous
You worry too much.; They worry (that) there isn't enough money.; Why worry about it?
2. worry
don't worry
used to tell sb not to be worried
Don't worry. I'm sure they're fine.
3. worry
used to tell sb they do not need to do sth
Don't worry about driving me - I'll take the bus.
4. (noun) worry
a cause of anxiety
The agency's biggest worry is that supplies will run out.
5. worry
anxiety or nervousness
She's sick with worry about her future.
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| Definition of 'Worry' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Worry
a state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry
2. (verb) Worry
to harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth
3. (verb) Worry
to harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague
4. (verb) Worry
to harass with labor; to fatigue
5. (verb) Worry
to feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries
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| Definitions of 'Worry' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Worry
Ironic nurse to old bedridden Dame Care. _E. g._, "I should worry"--famous saying of the Infinite Nix at twelve o'clock Saturday night of the Sixth Day as he threw down his tools and sent the Earth about its business.
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Sense: to (cause to) feel anxious
His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.
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 Afrikaans: bekommer |
 Arabic: يُقْلِق، يَقْلَق |
 Bulgarian: тревожа (се) |
 Brazilian: preocupar(-se) |
 Czech: dělat (si) starosti |
 German: (sich)ängstigen |
 Danish: bekymre sig; være bekymre |
 Greek: ανησυχώ |
 Spanish: preocupar(se) |
 Estonian: muret tegema, muretsema |
 Farsi: نگران کردن یا شدن |
 Finnish: huolehtia |
 French: (s')inquiéter |
 Hebrew: לִדאוֹג, לְהַדאִיג |
 Hindi: चिंता |
 Croatian: brinuti |
 Hungarian: izgat; aggódik, izgatja m |
 Indonesian: merasa khawatir |
 Icelandic: valdaáhyggjum; vera áhygg |
 Italian: preoccuparsi |
 Japanese: 心配させる |
 Korean: 걱정하다 |
 Lithuanian: neraminti, nerimauti, sun |
 Latvian: uztraukt; uztraukties; ba |
 Malay: merisaukan |
 Dutch: (zich) ongerust maken |
 Norwegian: bekymre (seg), engste seg |
 Polish: martwić się |
 Persian: نگران کردن یا شدن |
 Pashto: تشويش كول: چيچل، نوليدل |
 Portuguese: preocupar(-se) |
 Romanian: a (se) nelinişti |
 Russian: волновать(ся) |
 Slovak: robiť (si) starosti, znep |
 Slovenian: skrbeti |
 Serbian: brinuti |
 Swedish: oroa [sig] |
 Thai: วิตกกังวล |
 Turkish: endişelen(dir)mek |
 Taiwanese: 擔心 |
 Ukrainian: хвилювати(ся) |
 Urdu: پریشان کرنا یا ہونا |
 Vietnamese: khiến ai lo lắng |
 Chinese: 担心 |
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