worry
v. be concerned; make concerned; annoy, harass; tear meat with the teeth (e.g. dogs); advance through great effort n. concern; fear; misfortune, distress; source of concern; ripping of meat with the teeth (e.g. by dogs) | ||||
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Worry Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Worry
(v. t.)
To harass with labor; to fatigue.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
(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.
(n.)
A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
(v. t.)
To harass with labor; to fatigue.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
(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.
(n.)
A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
| WordNet 2.0 |
worry
Noun
1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
(synonym) concern, headache, vexation
(hypernym) negative stimulus
(hyponym) bugaboo
(derivation) care
2. 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"
(synonym) trouble
(hypernym) anxiety
(derivation) care
Verb
1. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
(hyponym) fret
(verb-group) vex
(derivation) troublesomeness, inconvenience, worriment
2. be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
(synonym) care
(hypernym) mind
(hyponym) brood, dwell
(derivation) trouble
3. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
(synonym) vex
(antonym) reassure, assure
(hypernym) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
(hyponym) misgive
(derivation) concern, headache, vexation
4. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
(synonym) concern, interest, occupy
5. lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
(hypernym) incise
6. touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
(hypernym) rub
Noun
1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
(synonym) concern, headache, vexation
(hypernym) negative stimulus
(hyponym) bugaboo
(derivation) care
2. 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"
(synonym) trouble
(hypernym) anxiety
(derivation) care
Verb
1. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
(hyponym) fret
(verb-group) vex
(derivation) troublesomeness, inconvenience, worriment
2. be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
(synonym) care
(hypernym) mind
(hyponym) brood, dwell
(derivation) trouble
3. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
(synonym) vex
(antonym) reassure, assure
(hypernym) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
(hyponym) misgive
(derivation) concern, headache, vexation
4. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
(synonym) concern, interest, occupy
5. lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
(hypernym) incise
6. touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
(hypernym) rub
| Australian Slang |
Worry
1. person who causes concern: “You're a definite worry”; 2. cause for concern: “It's a worry”
1. person who causes concern: “You're a definite worry”; 2. cause for concern: “It's a worry”
No worries!
1. expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it); 2. Everything will be fine!
Not a worry!
expression of confidence that everything will go well
| hEnglish - advanced version |
worry
worry
\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.
worry
\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." t. browne.
worry
\wor"ry\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. worried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. worrying.] [oe. worowen, wirien, to strangle, as. wyrgan in āwyrgan; akin to d. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, ohg. wurgen, g. würgen, 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.
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." let them rail, and worry one another at their pleasure. worry him out till he gives consent.
3. to harass with labor; to fatigue. [colloq.]
worry
n
1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "new york traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, headache, vexation]
2. 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" [syn: trouble]
v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy 2: be concerned with; "i worry about my grades" [syn: care]
3. disturb the peace of mind of [ant: reassure]
4. think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood, dwell]
5. be on the mind of; "what is worrying you?" [syn: concern, interest, occupy]
6. lacerate by biting; of dogs
7. touch or rub constantly; "the old man worried his beads"
8. be concerned with or about something or somebody [syn: mind]
worry
\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.
worry
\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." t. browne.
worry
\wor"ry\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. worried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. worrying.] [oe. worowen, wirien, to strangle, as. wyrgan in āwyrgan; akin to d. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, ohg. wurgen, g. würgen, 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.
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." let them rail, and worry one another at their pleasure. worry him out till he gives consent.
3. to harass with labor; to fatigue. [colloq.]
worry
n
1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "new york traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, headache, vexation]
2. 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" [syn: trouble]
v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy 2: be concerned with; "i worry about my grades" [syn: care]
3. disturb the peace of mind of [ant: reassure]
4. think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood, dwell]
5. be on the mind of; "what is worrying you?" [syn: concern, interest, occupy]
6. lacerate by biting; of dogs
7. touch or rub constantly; "the old man worried his beads"
8. be concerned with or about something or somebody [syn: mind]
| English Phonetics |
Worry Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
worry
fatigo, sollicitudo
fatigo, sollicitudo
Worry Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Trouble (noun & verb problem¸ worry)
Both 'B'
hands, palms facing each other, are rotated alternately before the forehead.
Both 'B'
Worry (worried¸ problem)
The right fingertips drum against the forehead. The signer frowns somewhat, or looks very concerned.
Worry Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Worry
Worry may refer to:
- Worry (emotion)
- the Warrigal, another name for the dingo.
- in terriers, "worrying" is the characteristic method of killing small prey animals by shaking them to death.
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