Meaning of worry | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A strong feeling of anxiety.
   countable, uncountable
2. To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt
3. Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise
4. An instance or cause of such a feeling.
   countable, uncountable
5. There is nothing to worry about; there is no need to be concerned: "But not to worry: it all ... falls into place in the book's second half, where the language is plainer" (Hallowell Bowser).
6. To harass; to irritate or distress
7. A person who causes worry.
   countable, uncountable
8. (a cause of) anxiety. That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries. bekommernis هَم، قَلَق، مَصْدَر قَلَق безпокойство preocupação starost die Sorge bekymring ανησυχία, σκοτούραpreocupación mure نگرانی ف دلواپسی huolenaihe souci, inquiétudeדאגה चिंता briga aggodalom (sumber) kekhawatiran áhyggjuefni preoccupazione 心配 걱정, 근심 rūpestis, nerimas raizes; uztraukums; rūpesti kebimbangan voorwerp van zorg bekymring, besvær, engstelsezmartwienie نارامي، تشويش، ر...
9. To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf
10. (negative unworried). a worried look. bekommerd قَلِق، مَهْموم притеснен preocupado ustaraný beunruhigt bekymret ανήσυχοςpreocupado murelik ناراحت huolestunut inquietמודאג चिंतित zabrinut gondterhelt, aggódó khawatir áhyggjufullur preoccupato 心配した 걱정스러운 susirūpinęs noraizējies; norūpējies; uztraucies risau; bimbang bezorgdbekymret, engsteligzmartwiony نا راحت preocupado îngrijorat обеспокоенный ustaraný zaskrbljen zabrinut oroad ที่วิตกกังวล endişeli 擔心的 зтурбований پریشان lo lắng 担心的
    negative
11. To touch repeatedly; to fiddle with
12. To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled. See Synonyms at brood.
13. To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly: a squirrel worrying at a nut.
14. To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled. See Synonyms at trouble.
15. To seize with the teeth and bite or tug at repeatedly: a dog worrying a bone.
16. To chase and nip at or attack: a dog worrying steers.
17. The act of worrying or the condition of being worried; persistent mental uneasiness: "Having come to a decision, the lad felt a sense of relief from the worry that had haunted him for many sleepless nights" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).
18. A source of nagging concern or uneasiness.

Equivalents

Examples

“I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.”

“"Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."”

“My main worry is that I'll miss the train.”

“They could never make him speak a word, although he was old enough, in short, he was a perfect worry night and day.”

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