worry

/'wʌri/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A strong feeling of anxiety or unease: "Worry" refers to the state of being troubled or concerned about actual or potential problems.
    • A source or cause of anxiety: "Worry" can also refer to a specific problem or situation that causes someone to feel anxious.

  2. Verb:

    • To feel anxious or troubled about something: The primary meaning is to allow one's mind to dwell on difficulties or troubles.
    • To cause someone to feel anxious or troubled: To make someone feel uneasy or concerned.
    • To seize and shake or tear at with the teeth: Used especially for animals, like a dog biting and shaking something repeatedly.
    • To touch or handle something repeatedly, often nervously: To keep touching or fiddling with something.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • His constant worry about money affected his health.
    • Her son's safety is her biggest worry.

  • Verb:

    • Don't worry about things you cannot control.
    • The news of the storm worried the residents.
    • The puppy worried the slipper until it was torn apart.
    • He worried the button on his coat while he waited.
Advanced Usage
  • "To worry at": To try repeatedly to solve a problem or understand something.
    • She kept worrying at the math problem until she found the solution.
  • "To worry oneself": To make oneself anxious.
    • Don't worry yourself over their comments; they're not important.
Variants and Related Words
  • Worried (adj): Anxious or troubled.
    • She had a worried expression on her face.
  • Worrier (n): A person who tends to worry habitually.
    • He's a born worrier; he frets about everything.
  • Worrisome (adj): Causing worry or anxiety.
    • The patient's symptoms were worrisome.
Synonyms
  • Anxiety (n): A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease.
  • Concern (n/v): A matter of interest or importance; to relate to or affect.
  • Fret (v): To be constantly or visibly anxious.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Worry along: To manage or continue despite difficulties.
    • We didn't have a clear plan, but we just worried along and finished the project.
  • Worry out: To obtain or achieve something by persistent effort or thought.
    • He finally worried out the answer to the puzzle.
Related Idioms
  • Not to worry: Used to tell someone not to be concerned.
    • Not to worry, we have plenty of time to get there.
  • Worry oneself sick: To worry so much that one feels ill.
    • She worried herself sick waiting for the test results.
Noun
  1. 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
  2. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    • New York traffic is a constant concern
    • it's a major worry
Verb
  1. touch or rub constantly
    • The old man worried his beads
  2. lacerate by biting
    • the dog worried his bone
  3. be on the mind of
    • I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
  4. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
    • I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
  5. be concerned with
    • I worry about my grades
  6. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
    • I worry about my job

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