Worry Meaning and Definition


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Worry meaning

Word: Worry

How to pronounce: ˈwʌrɪ

Verb

Definitions:

1. Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles.

Example sentences: "He worried about his soldier sons in the war"

2. (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at, gnaw on, or drag around with the teeth.

Example sentences: "I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems.

Example sentences: "He's demented with worry"


Synonyms:

concern

disquiet

unease

trouble

fluster

anxiousness

flurry

ail

disquietude

freak

excitement

headache

sweat

stew

vexation

concernment

bother

fret

harass

agitate

care about

be worry

disturb

unsettle

perturb

vex

care

solicitude

fear

apprehensiveness

apprehension

anxious

worrisome

uneasiness

dismay

alarm

anxiety

alarum

perturbation

caring

upset

discompose

unhinge

stress

distress

endure

suffer

fuss

agitation

nervousness

fidget

uneasy

discomfort


Derivations:

worried

worrying

worrier


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Worry in Other Languages...

Spanish: Preocupar

German: Sorgen

French: Inquiéter

Italian: Preoccupare

Turkish: Endişe


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