meaning of worry
1. A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
2. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
3. To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.
4. To harass with labor; to fatigue.
5. To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.
6. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "its a major
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Related Words
worry | worrying | worryingly | worrywart |