worry

worry: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. care, anxiety, mental anguish, uneasiness, fear, apprehension; concern, misgiving. —v. tease, plague, vex; disturb, fret, upset; torment, torture, trouble, bait, badger; maul, chew, mangle; get gray hairs. See malevolence, discontent, care.

II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A state of anxiety]

Syn. anxiety, uneasiness, apprehension, concern; see anxiety , care 2 , distress 1 .

2. [A cause of worry]

Syn. problem, upset, disturbance; fear 2 , trouble 2 .
See Synonym Study at care . v.
1. [To cause worry]

Syn. annoy, trouble, bother, bug*; see depress 2 , disturb 2 .

2. [To indulge in worry]

Syn. fret, chafe, grieve, take to heart, break one's heart, worry oneself, have qualms, despair, wince, agonize, writhe, suffer, turn gray with worry, be anxious, become sick with worry, stew, sweat out*; see also bother 1 .

III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
anxiety, distress, troubled mind, disturbance, apprehension, uneasiness, misgiving, uncertainty, concern, disquiet, trepidation, care. Interest paid on trouble before it becomes due.''—William Inge.

ANT.: peace of mind, reassurance, tranquility

II
v.
distress, trouble, disturb, make apprehensive, make uneasy, concern, disquiet, fill with trepidation, gnaw at, perturb, fill with dread.

ANT.: calm, soothe, reassure

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To cause anxious uneasiness in: ail, cark, concern, distress, trouble. See CONCERN. 2. To disturb by repeated attacks: annoy, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment. See FEELINGS, PAIN. 3. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length: brood, cark, dwell, fret, mope. Informal: stew. See CONCERN, THOUGHTS. II noun 1. A troubled or anxious state of mind: angst, anxiety, anxiousness, care, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness. See FEELINGS. 2. A cause of distress or anxiety: care, concern, trouble. See CONCERN.

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Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, beset, gall, disturb, disquiet, Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self, Anxiety, vexation, trouble, annoyance, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving

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worry — vb Worry, annoy, harass, harry, plague, pester, tease, tantalize can all mean to torment so as to destroy one s peace of mind or to disturb one acutely. Worry stresses incessant attacking or goading and an intention or sometimes an effect of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Worry — Wor ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worrying}.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in [=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. w[ u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E. wring.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Worry — Wor ry, n.; pl. {Worries}. A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry. The whir and worry of spindle and of loom. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worry — ► VERB (worries, worried) 1) feel or cause to feel troubled over actual or potential difficulties. 2) annoy or disturb. 3) (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with the teeth. 4) (of a dog) chase and attack (livestock,… … English terms dictionary
worry — [wʉr′ē] vt. worried, worrying [ME wirwen < OE wyrgan, to strangle, injure, akin to Ger würgen, to strangle < IE * werĝh , to twist, choke < base * wer , to twist > WORM] 1. a) to harass or treat roughly with or as with continual… … English World dictionary
worry — [n] anxiety, trouble anguish, annoyance, apprehension, bad news*, care, concern, disquiet, distress, disturbance, doubt, fear, headache*, heartache*, irritation, misery, misgiving, nag*, pain*, perplexity, pest, plague, presentiment, problem,… … New thesaurus
Worry — Wor ry, 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worry — I noun affliction, annoyance, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, consternation, difficulty, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, disquiet, distress, distress one s self, dread, fear, tearfulness, grief, malaise, mental agitation … Law dictionary
worry — wor|ry1 W2S1 [ˈwʌri US ˈwə:ri] v past tense and past participle worried present participle worrying third person singular worries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be anxious)¦ 2 don t worry 3¦(make somebody anxious)¦ 4 not to worry 5 nothing to worry about … Dictionary of contemporary English
worry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, great, main, major, serious ▪ Paying the mortgage is a big worry for many people. ▪ Her mothe … Collocations dictionary
worry — 1 verb 1 BE ANXIOUS (I) to be anxious or unhappy about something so that you think about it a lot (+ about): You ve really got no need to worry about your weight. | worry that: He s worried that he might lose his job. (+ over): Dad worries over… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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