worry

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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