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Worry   /wˈəri/   Listen
Worry

verb
(past & past part. worried; pres. part. worrying)
1.
Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.
2.
Be concerned with.  Synonym: care.
3.
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.  Synonym: vex.
4.
Be on the mind of.  Synonyms: concern, interest, occupy.
5.
Lacerate by biting.
6.
Touch or rub constantly.
noun
(pl. worries)
1.
Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.  Synonyms: concern, headache, vexation.  "It's a major worry"
2.
A strong feeling of anxiety.  Synonym: trouble.  "It is not work but worry that kills" , "He wanted to die and end his troubles"



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"Worry" Quotes from Famous Books



... that, man!" returned the Englishman, with a touch of indignation. "If I had nothing to worry me but the pain of my feet I'd have been asleep by now. I have worse things to groan about ...
— The Middy and the Moors - An Algerine Story • R.M. Ballantyne
... character, alone made these transactions possible, since not a dollar of actual money changed hands during all this shifting of ownership. In the long run the people's faith in him was fully justified; but meantime he suffered years of worry and harassing debt. Berry proved a worthless partner; the business a sorry failure. Seeing this, Lincoln and Berry sold out, again on credit, to the Trent brothers, who soon broke up the store and ran away. Berry also departed and died; and in the end ...
— The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln • Helen Nicolay
... "Don't worry; there'll be enough of us to patrol to-night. I guess we're all going to stay up and see the circus go through town, if it isn't raining, aren't we, fellows?" asked Bud. And from the chorus of affirmatives ...
— The Boy Scout Fire Fighters • Irving Crump
... have a great deal too much on my mind to worry myself about Delaney Manor; but, of course, it is the old place, and you are my only brother, and I am anxious to help you in your great affliction. When you married you broke off almost all connection with me, but now—now ...
— A Little Mother to the Others • L. T. Meade
... boy, inherits his mother's breeding, and he did not propose to enter the shop or worry in any way; only, you know, quite unconsciously, he lugged my finger doorward, and he made his ...
— The Country of the Blind, And Other Stories • H. G. Wells


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