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worries

wor·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wur-ee, wuhr-ee]
    • /ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i/
    • /ˈwʌr.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wur-ee, wuhr-ee]
    • /ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i/

Definitions of worries word

  • verb without object worries to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. 1
  • verb without object worries to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. 1
  • verb with object worries to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague. 1
  • verb with object worries to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another. 1
  • verb with object worries to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc. 1
  • noun plural worries a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety. 1

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Origin of worries

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English weryen, werwen, wyrwyn to strangle, bite, harass, Old English wyrgan to strangle; cognate with German würgen

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Parts of speech for Worries

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

worries popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for worries

noun worries

  • concerns — Relate to; be about.
  • apprehensions — Plural form of apprehension.
  • anxieties — Plural form of anxiety.
  • fears — Plural form of fear.
  • cares — a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.

verb worries

  • frets — Plural form of fret.
  • tries — plural of try.
  • attacks — Plural form of attack.
  • bugs — crazy
  • duns — Plural form of dun.

adjective worries

Antonyms for worries

noun worries

  • certainties — Plural form of certainty.
  • cheers — a drinking toast
  • comforts — things that make life easier and more pleasant
  • confidences — Plural form of confidence.
  • joys — Plural form of joy.

verb worries

  • aids — AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases. AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
  • assists — Plural form of assist.
  • delights — Plural form of delight.
  • helps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of help.
  • orders — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

Top questions with worries

  • when my worries get too big?
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