'Worry' definitions:
Definition of 'worry'
(from WordNet)
noun
Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation]
noun
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: worry, trouble]
verb
Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
verb
Be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: worry, care]
verb
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: worry, vex] [ant: assure, reassure]
verb
Be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy, worry]
verb
Lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
verb
Touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
Definition of 'Worry'
From: GCIDE
- 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." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Worry'
From: GCIDE
- Worry \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.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Let them rail, And worry one another at their pleasure. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
- Worry him out till he gives consent. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Worry'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'worry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ado,
- afflict,
- aggravate,
- aggravation,
- aggrieve,
- agitate,
- ail,
- anguish,
- annoy,
- annoyance,
- anxiety,
- bad news,
- badger,
- bait,
- be at,
- be the matter,
- bedevil,
- bedevilment,
- beleaguer,
- beset,
- besetment,
- bore,
- bother,
- botheration,
- bothersomeness,
- bristle,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bullyrag,
- burn up,
- can of worms,
- care,
- carry on,
- chafe,
- chivy,
- complicate matters,
- concern,
- concernment,
- crashing bore,
- despair,
- devil,
- devilment,
- difficulty,
- disadvantage,
- discommode,
- discompose,
- disquiet,
- disquietude,
- distemper,
- distress,
- disturb,
- dog,
- dogging,
- doubt,
- downer,
- drag,
- dun,
- evil,
- exasperate,
- exasperation,
- exercise,
- fash,
- fret,
- fret and fume,
- fretting,
- fuss,
- get,
- give up,
- gnaw,
- goad,
- great ado,
- gripe,
- harass,
- harassment,
- harry,
- harrying,
- haunt,
- headache,
- heartache,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hound,
- hounding,
- inconvenience,
- irk,
- matter,
- miff,
- mistrust,
- molest,
- molestation,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- nuisance,
- oppress,
- peck of troubles,
- peeve,
- pelt,
- perplex,
- persecute,
- persecution,
- perturb,
- pest,
- pester,
- pick on,
- pique,
- plague,
- pluck the beard,
- pother,
- presentiment,
- problem,
- provoke,
- put out,
- put to it,
- puzzle,
- ride,
- rile,
- roil,
- ruffle,
- sea of troubles,
- solicitude,
- stew,
- take on,
- tantalize,
- tease,
- test,
- torment,
- torture,
- trial,
- trouble,
- try,
- try the patience,
- tweak the nose,
- uncertainty,
- unease,
- uneasiness,
- upset,
- vex,
- vexation,
- vexatiousness,
- woe,
- worriedness,
- worries and cares,
- worriment,
- worrying,
- wrong