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- pronunciation:
- wuhr
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
worries, worrying, worried |
| definition 1: |
to feel anxious, troubled, or uneasy.
Maya's mother worried about her when she was so sick.- synonyms:
- fret
- similar words:
- brood, care, despair, dread, fidget, fluster, stew
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| definition 2: |
to cause to feel troubled or anxious.
He worried his parents by staying out so late.- synonyms:
- concern, distress, disturb, trouble
- similar words:
- agitate, bother, dismay, distract, fluster, fret, nag, upset
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| related words: |
ail, burden, harass, hound, prey, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the activity of worrying.
Worry won't fix anything.- synonyms:
- fretting
- similar words:
- brooding, fidgeting
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| definition 2: |
the state of being worried; concern.
She said she was fine, but her worry was easy to see.- synonyms:
- anxiety, apprehension, care, concern, nervousness
- antonyms:
- ease
- similar words:
- anguish, distress, dread, fear, torment
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| definition 3: |
a cause of troubled or anxious feelings.
Please try to forget your worries for a while.- synonyms:
- trouble
- similar words:
- bother, care, concern, difficulty, distress, dread, fear, headache, plague, problem, torment, woe
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| related words: |
apprehension, cross, discomfort, 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.
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