Worry
['wʌrɪ]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(verb.) touch or rub constantly; 'The old man worried his beads'.
(verb.) lacerate by biting; 'the dog worried his bone'.
(verb.) disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; 'I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me'.
(verb.) be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; 'I worry about my job'.
(verb.) be concerned with; 'I worry about my grades'.
Checked by Elaine--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
(v. t.) To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.
(v. t.) To harass with labor; to fatigue.
(v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.
(n.) A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
Typist: Wesley
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, gall, disturb, disquiet.
v. n. [Colloquial.] Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self.
n. Anxiety, vexation, trouble, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving, alarm.
Typist: Winfred
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Harass, irritate, tantalize, importune, vex, molest, annoy, tease, torment,disquiet, plague, fret
ANT:Soothe, calm, gratify, please, amuse, quiet
Typed by Avery
Definition
v.t. to tear with the teeth: to harass: to tease: (Scot.) to choke.—v.i. to trouble one's self: to be unduly anxious: to fret:—pa.t. and pa.p. worr′ied.—n. act of worrying: trouble perplexity vexation.—ns. Worr′ier one who worries himself or others; Worr′iment (coll.) anxiety.—adj. Worr′isome causing trouble.—v. Worr′it (slang) to worry.—n. (slang) annoyance.—adj. Worr′ying harassing.—adv. Worr′yingly.—Worry down to swallow with a strong effort.
Typist: Ronald
Unserious Contents or Definition
A state of mind that leads some persons to fear, every time the tide goes out, that it won't come in again.
Edited by Ivan
Examples
- I was saying, she told him, that you must not worry about your work because I will not bother you nor interfere. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If it fails on its merits, he doesn't worry or fret about it, but, on the contrary, regards it as a useful fact learned; remains cheerful and tries something else. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You shouldn't worry. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But you don't have to worry about that. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Something, I know of old, you must have to worry yourself about, or you wouldn't be happy. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- You do not have to worry about Pablo. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That satisfied her and set at rest the doubts that had begun to worry her lately. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Pin-pricks hurt more than cannon balls, and incessant worries are far more painful than great calamities. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Also he worries. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I don't think it's that, Aunt Julia; I've had worries, she replied. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Don't cry, child, it worries me to hear people sniff. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Don't like him, he puts on airs, snubs his sisters, worries his father, and doesn't speak respectfully of his mother. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The worries of the day had been a little too much for me, I suppose. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Pray don't do that,' said he, 'it's of no use doing that: it only worries. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He won't do it unless he is very much worried, and only threatens it sometimes, when he gets tired of studying. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Do not be worried. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I come back sadder and wiser; weakly enough, but not worried. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And you're not worried? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But Aunt March had not this gift, and she worried Amy very much with her rules and orders, her prim ways, and long, prosy talks. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Are you worried because you haven't anything to do? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- His aunt worried him by her cares, and Sir Thomas knew not how to bring down his conversation or his voice to the level of irritation and feebleness. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- They are just asleep after worrying all day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It seemed as if Misfortune was never tired of worrying into motion that unwieldy exile. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You were fine until now and now you're worrying. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He really is worrying them! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It was not a wise thing to do, but I kept on worrying till an old man came in with an order for some clothes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I've often wondered to see men that could call their wives and children _their own_ fretting and worrying about anything else. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Well, we can't help it; it's no use worrying, Eva! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Editor: Xenia