- pronunciation:
- wuhr
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History, Word Builder
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
worries, worrying, worried |
| definition: |
to feel fear or anxiety.
Don't worry, I'll take care of the problem.I worry about my children when they stay out late.- similar words:
- care
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a feeling of fear or anxiety.
He was filled with worry while his wife was in the hospital.She has many worries about how her son is doing in school.- synonyms:
- anxiety, care, concern, nervousness
- antonyms:
- ease
- similar words:
- fear, nerve
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tension |
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| derivations: |
worried (adj.), worryingly (adv.), worrier (n.) |
In Old English,
worry meant "to strangle." In the English spoken later, in the 1500s, "worry" meant "to treat roughly." The sense of "to annoy or bother" was first used in 1671.