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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.bekommerيُقْلِق، يَقْلَقтревожа (се)dělat (si) starostibekymre sig; være bekymret(sich) ängstigenανησυχώpreocupar(se)muret tegema, muretsemaنگران کردن یا شدنhuolestuttaa, huolestua(s')inquiéterלִדאוֹג, לְהַדאִיגचिंताbrinutiizgat; aggódik, izgatja magátmerasa khawatirvalda áhyggjum; vera áhyggjufullurpreoccuparsi心配させる걱정하다; 걱정하게 만들다neraminti, nerimauti, sunerimtiuztraukt; uztraukties; baiļotiesmerisaukan(zich) ongerust makenbekymre (seg), engste segmartwić siępreocupar(-se)a (se) ne­li­niştiволновать(ся)robiť (si) starosti, znepokojovať saskrbetibrinutioroa []วิตกกังวลendişelen(dir)mek擔心хвилювати(ся)پریشان کرنا یا ہوناkhiến ai lo lắng担心

2 to annoy; to distract Don't worry me just now – I'm busy!plaيُزْعِج، يُلْهي، يُشْغِل البالбезпокояtušit, obtěžovatforstyrrezusetzen,bedrängenενοχλώ, αποσπώ την προσοχή κπ.molestar, estorbarhäirimaاذیت کردنhäiritäharceler, embêterלְהַטְרִידतंग करनाljutiti, davitiizgat; zaklatmenggangguangra, skapraunainfastidire悩ませる귀찮게 하다; 마음을 혼란시키다trukdytitirdīt; traucētmengganggulastig vallenplage, forstyrre, avsporenaprzykrzać sięincomodara supăra, a deranjaприставать кotravovať, vyrušovaťmotitismetatiansätta, störaเป็นทุกข์; เป็นกังวลcanını sıkmak打攪турбуватиتنگ کرناlàm phiền打搅

3 to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc. opskeurيُمَزِّق بأسْنانِهдавяhryzatrive; ruske ischüttelnξεσκίζω (π.χ. με τα δόντια)acosar, perseguir, atacarpuresklema, (hammastega) sakutamaپاره کردن، یا گاز گرفتنriepotellajouer (avec)לִקרוֹעַ בַּשִינַיִיםझकझोरनाvući, čupatimarcangolmenggigithrifsa með kjaftinum og hrista tilazzannareくわえて振り回す물고 늘어져 괴롭히다draskyti, plėšytipurināt; plēst; plosītmengetap gigide tanden zetten inrive/ruske iszarpać zębamiatacar às dentadasa sfâşiaрвать зубамиšklbaťtrgatiglodatihugga i strupen, sätta tänderna iขู่ısırıp çekiştirmek撕咬рвати, шматуватиدانت سے کاٹنا یا جھنجھوڑناngoạm撕咬

n

(a cause of) anxiety That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.bekommernisهَم، قَلَق، مَصْدَر قَلَقбезпокойствоstarostbekymringdie Sorgeανησυχία, σκοτούραpreocupaciónmureنگرانی ف دلواپسیhuolisouci, inquiétudeדְאָגָהचिंताbrigaaggodalom(sumber) kekhawatiranáhyggjuefnipreoccupazione心配걱정, 불안; 근심거리rūpestis, nerimasraizes; uztraukums; rūpestikebimbanganvoorwerp van zorgbekymring, besvær, engstelsezmartwieniepreocupaçãogrijă; nelinişte; supă­rareбеспокойство; заботаstarosť, trápenie; nepokoj, úzkosťskrbbrigaoro, bekymmerความวิตกกังวลendişe擔憂тривога; неспокійپریشانیmối lo lắng担忧

adj ˈworried

(negative unworried) a worried look.bekommerdقَلِق، مَهْمومпритесненustaranýbekymretbeunruhigtανήσυχοςpreocupadomurelikناراحتhuolestunutinquietמוּדאָגचिंतितzabrinutgondterhelt, aggódókhawatiráhyggjufullurpreoccupato心配した근심스러운, 불안스러운susirūpinęsnoraizējies; norūpējies; uztrauciesrisau; bimbangbezorgdbekymret, engsteligzmartwionypreocupadoîngrijoratобеспокоенныйustaranýzaskrbljenzabrinutoroadที่วิตกกังวลendişeli擔心的зтурбованийپریشانlo lắng担心的