worry

wor·ry  (wûr, wr)

v. wor·ried (wûrd, wr-), wor·ry·ing, wor·ries (wûrz, wr-)

v.intr.

1. To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled. See Synonyms at brood.

2. To pull or tear at something with or as if with the teeth.

3. To proceed doggedly in the face of difficulty or hardship; struggle: worried along at the problem.

v.tr.

1. To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled. See Synonyms at trouble.

2. To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.

3.

a. To seize with the teeth and shake or tug at repeatedly: a dog worrying a bone.

b. To attack roughly and repeatedly; harass.

c. To touch, move, or handle idly; toy with: worrying the loose tooth with his tongue.

n. pl. wor·ries

1. The act of worrying or the condition of being worried; persistent mental uneasiness. See Synonyms at anxiety.

2. A source of nagging concern or uneasiness.

Idiom:

not to worry Informal

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.

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[Middle English werien, worien, to strangle, from Old English wyrgan; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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worri·er n.

Word History: Worrying may shorten one's life, but not as quickly as it once did. The ancestor of our word, Old English wyrgan, meant "to strangle." Its Middle English descendant, worien, kept this sense and developed the new sense "to grasp by the throat with the teeth and lacerate" or "to kill or injure by biting and shaking." This is the way wolves or dogs might attack sheep, for example. In the 16th century worry began to be used in the sense "to harass, as by rough treatment or attack," or "to assault verbally," and in the 17th century the word took on the sense "to bother, distress, or persecute." It was a small step from this sense to the main modern senses "to cause to feel anxious or distressed" and "to feel troubled or uneasy," first recorded in the 19th century.

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worry

Verb

[-ries, -rying, -ried]

1. to be or cause to be anxious or uneasy

2. to annoy or bother: don't worry yourself with the details

3. (of a dog) to frighten (sheep or other animals) by chasing and trying to bite them

4. worry away at to struggle with or work on (a problem)

Noun

pl -ries

1. a state or feeling of anxiety: he was beside himself with worry

2. a cause for anxiety: having a premature baby is much less of a worry these days [Old English wyrgan]

worrier n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	worry - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" headache, vexation, concern negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences bugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
	2.	worry - 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" trouble anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
Verb	1.	worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" vex, worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" fret - be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details" fear - be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive" fret, fuss, niggle - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" obsess - be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"
	2.	worry - be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" care brood, dwell - think moodily or anxiously about something mind - be concerned with or about something or somebody
	3.	worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" vex misgive - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably" cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" eat on, eat - worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?" nag - worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts" worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
	4.	worry - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" concern, interest, occupy
	5.	worry - lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone" incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting
	6.	worry - touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

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worry

verb 1. be anxious, be concerned, be worried, obsess, brood, fret, agonize, feel uneasy, get in a lather (informal) get in a sweat (informal) get in a tizzy (informal) get overwrought << OPPOSITE be unconcerned

verb 2. trouble, upset, harry, bother, disturb, distress, annoy, plague, irritate, tease, unsettle, torment, harass, hassle (informal) badger, hector, disquiet, pester, vex, perturb, tantalize, importune, make anxious << OPPOSITE soothe

noun 3. anxiety, concern, care, fear, trouble, misery, disturbance, torment, woe, irritation, unease, apprehension, misgiving, annoyance, trepidation, perplexity, vexation << OPPOSITE peace of mind

noun 4. problem, care, trouble, trial, bother, plague, pest, torment, irritation, hassle (informal) annoyance, vexation

Translations

worry [ˈwʌrɪ] n → preocupación f

vt → preocupar, inquietar

vi → preocuparse;

to worry about or over sth/sb → preocuparse por algo/algn

worry [ˈwʌrɪ] n → souci m

vt → inquiéter

vi → s'inquiéter, se faire du souci;

to worry about or over sth/sb → se faire du souci pour or à propos de qch/qn

worry [ˈwʌrɪ] n → Sorge f

vt → beunruhigen

vi → sich dat Sorgen machen;

to worry about or over sth/sb → sich um etw/jdn Sorgen machen

worry [ˈwʌrɪ] n → preoccupazione f

vt → preoccupare

vi → preoccuparsi;

to worry about or over sth/sb → preoccuparsi di qc/per qn

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worry

v worry [ˈwari, (American ) ˈwə:ri]

1 to (cause to) feel anxious His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late. bekommer يُقْلِق، يَقْلَق тревожа (се) dělat (si) starosti bekymre sig; være bekymret (sich) ängstigen ανησυχώ preocupar(se) muret tegema, muretsema نگران کردن یا شدن huolestuttaa, huolestua (s')inquiéter לִדאוֹג, לְהַדאִיג चिंता brinuti izgat; aggódik, izgatja magát merasa khawatir valda áhyggjum; vera áhyggjufullur preoccuparsi 心配させる 걱정하다; 걱정하게 만들다 neraminti, nerimauti, sunerimti uztraukt; uztraukties; baiļoties merisaukan (zich) ongerust maken bekymre (seg), engste seg martwić się preocupar(-se) a (se) ne­li­nişti волновать(ся) robiť (si) starosti, znepokojovať sa skrbeti brinuti oroa [] วิตกกังวล endişelen(dir)mek 擔心 хвилювати(ся) پریشان کرنا یا ہونا khiến ai lo lắng 担心

2 to annoy; to distract Don't worry me just now – I'm busy! pla يُزْعِج، يُلْهي، يُشْغِل البال безпокоя tušit, obtěžovat forstyrre zusetzen,bedrängen ενοχλώ, αποσπώ την προσοχή κπ. molestar, estorbar häirima اذیت کردن häiritä harceler, embêter לְהַטְרִיד तंग करना ljutiti, daviti izgat; zaklat mengganggu angra, skaprauna infastidire 悩ませる 귀찮게 하다; 마음을 혼란시키다 trukdyti tirdīt; traucēt mengganggu lastig vallen plage, forstyrre, avspore naprzykrzać się incomodar a supăra, a deranja приставать к otravovať, vyrušovať motiti smetati ansätta, störa เป็นทุกข์; เป็นกังวล canını sıkmak 打攪 турбувати تنگ کرنا làm phiền 打搅

3 to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc. opskeur يُمَزِّق بأسْنانِه давя hryzat rive; ruske i schütteln ξεσκίζω (π.χ. με τα δόντια) acosar, perseguir, atacar puresklema, (hammastega) sakutama پاره کردن، یا گاز گرفتن riepotella jouer (avec) לִקרוֹעַ בַּשִינַיִים झकझोरना vući, čupati marcangol menggigit hrifsa með kjaftinum og hrista til azzannare くわえて振り回す 물고 늘어져 괴롭히다 draskyti, plėšyti purināt; plēst; plosīt mengetap gigi de tanden zetten in rive/ruske i szarpać zębami atacar às dentadas a sfâşia рвать зубами šklbať trgati glodati hugga i strupen, sätta tänderna i ขู่ ısırıp çekiştirmek 撕咬 рвати, шматувати دانت سے کاٹنا یا جھنجھوڑنا ngoạm 撕咬

n

(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 starost bekymring die Sorge ανησυχία, σκοτούρα preocupación mure نگرانی ف دلواپسی huoli souci, inquiétude דְאָגָה चिंता briga aggodalom (sumber) kekhawatiran áhyggjuefni preoccupazione 心配 걱정, 불안; 근심거리 rūpestis, nerimas raizes; uztraukums; rūpesti kebimbangan voorwerp van zorg bekymring, besvær, engstelse zmartwienie preocupação grijă; nelinişte; supă­rare беспокойство; забота starosť, trápenie; nepokoj, úzkosť skrb briga oro, bekymmer ความวิตกกังวล endişe 擔憂 тривога; неспокій پریشانی mối lo lắng 担忧

adj ˈworried

(negative unworried) a worried look. bekommerd قَلِق، مَهْموم притеснен ustaraný bekymret beunruhigt ανήσυχος preocupado murelik ناراحت huolestunut inquiet מוּדאָג चिंतित zabrinut gondterhelt, aggódó khawatir áhyggjufullur preoccupato 心配した 근심스러운, 불안스러운 susirūpinęs noraizējies; norūpējies; uztraucies risau; bimbang bezorgd bekymret, engstelig zmartwiony preocupado îngrijorat обеспокоенный ustaraný zaskrbljen zabrinut oroad ที่วิตกกังวล endişeli 擔心的 зтурбований پریشان lo lắng 担心的