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- [wur-ee, wuhr-ee]
- /ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i/
- /ˈwʌri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wur-ee, wuhr-ee]
- /ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i/
Definitions of worry word
- verb without object worry to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. 1
- verb without object worry to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. 1
- verb with object worry to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague. 1
- verb with object worry to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another. 1
- verb with object worry to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc. 1
- noun plural worry a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety. 1
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Origin of worry
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 Worry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
worry 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for worry
noun worry
- concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- fear — a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
verb worry
- fret — to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
- agonise — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
- fuss — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
adjective worry
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- packer — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
Antonyms for worry
noun worry
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- cheer — When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
verb worry
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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