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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



... rather care-worn, face bespoke an anxious solicitude about everybody and everything except herself. It was apparent that she had inherited not a little of the "Martha" spirit, and "was careful about many things;" but her slight tendency to worry saved others a world of worriment, for she was the household providence, and her numberless little anxieties led to so much prevention of evil that there was not much left to cure. Such was her untiring attention that her thoughtless, growing children seemed cared for by the silent forces ...
— Nature's Serial Story • E. P. Roe
... the old woman, cheerfully. "Don't you worry about your first. He'll rise at the Trump along of all of us. His Maker won't forget even Nicky. And meantime he's just so peaceful under water as he would be in the Yard. And when you think of the fiery nature of the man, what is there better than ...
— The Torch and Other Tales • Eden Phillpotts
... single piece weighs more than two hundred pounds it has to be balanced on the back of the animal. Then the load rocks, and chafes the unfortunate mule, besides causing great inconvenience and constant worry to the muleteers. As a matter of expediency it is better to have the individual units weigh about seventy-five pounds. Such a weight is easier for the arrieros to handle in the loading, unloading, and reloading that goes on all day long, particularly ...
— Inca Land - Explorations in the Highlands of Peru • Hiram Bingham
... Don't you worry," he said taking his father's arm. "It shall be just as you say; but one thing is certain, you'll take your death of cold if you stay out in this night air." As he spoke, he turned up ...
— Explorers of the Dawn • Mazo de la Roche
... our friend in clerical garb: here she comes; judge if that is the girl for the foulest of curs to worry, no matter where she's found.' Dartrey directed the colonel's attention to Nesta and Mr. Barmby turning off ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith


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