About The Word Worry
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What's The Definition Of Worry?
[n] something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
[n] 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" [v] think moodily or anxiously about something [v] be concerned with or about something or somebody [v] touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" [v] lacerate by biting; of dogs [v] disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress [v] be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [v] be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy [v] be on the mind of; "What is worrying you?" Synonyms | Synonyms for Worry: brood | care | concern | concern | dwell | headache | interest | mind | occupy | trouble | vex | vexation Related Terms | Find terms related to Worry: See Also | anxiety | bugaboo | burden | business | care | cark | chew over | contemplate | disorder | disquiet | distract | dwell on | eat | eat on | encumbrance | excogotate | fear | fret | fuss | incise | incumbrance | linger over | load | meditate | mind | misgive | mull | mull over | muse | nag | negative stimulus | niggle | obsess | onus | perturb | ponder | reflect | rub | ruminate | speculate | think about | think over | trouble | unhinge | worry | worry Worry In Webster's Dictionary \Wor"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Worrying}.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in
[=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG.
wurgen, G. w["u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E.
wring.]
1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly;
also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death; That dog
that had his teeth before his eyes, To worry lambs
and lap their gentle blood. --Shak.
2. 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. ``A church worried with
reformation.'' --South.
Let them rail, And worry one another at their
pleasure. --Rowe.
Worry him out till he gives consent. --Swift.
3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.]
\Wor"ry\, v. i. 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. \Wor"ry\, n.; pl. {Worries}. A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry. ``The whir and worry of spindle and of loom.'' --Sir T. Browne. |
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