worried

Synonyms
3. tease, harry, hector, badger, disquiet. Worry, annoy, harass all mean to disturb or interfere with someone's comfort or peace of mind. To worry is to cause anxiety, apprehension, or care: to worry one's parents. To annoy is to vex or irritate by continued repetition of interferences: to annoy the neighbors. Harass implies long-continued worry and annoyance: Cares of office harass a president. 6. apprehension, solicitude, disquiet, misgiving, fear. See concern.

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worried (ˈwʌrɪd)

—*adj*
	feeling uneasy about a situation or thing; anxious

'worriedly

—*adv*

worry (ˈwʌrɪ)

—vb (often foll by away) (when intr, foll by at) , -ries, -rying, -ried
1.	to be or cause to be anxious or uneasy, esp about something uncertain or potentially dangerous
2.	(tr) to disturb the peace of mind of; bother: don't worry me with trivialities
3.	(intr; often foll by along or through) to proceed despite difficulties
4.	to struggle or work: to worry away at a problem
5.	(tr) (of a dog, wolf, etc) to lacerate or kill by biting, shaking, etc
6.	to bite, tear, or gnaw (at) with the teeth: a dog worrying a bone
7.	(tr) to move as specified, esp by repeated pushes: they worried the log into the river
8.	(tr) to touch or poke repeatedly and idly
9.	obsolete to choke or cause to choke
10.	informal not to worry you need not worry

—n , -ries, -rying, -ried, -ries
11.	a state or feeling of anxiety
12.	a person or thing that causes anxiety
13.	an act of worrying
14.	informal no worries an expression used to express agreement or to convey that something is proceeding or has proceeded satisfactorily; no problem

[Old English wyrgan; related to Old Frisian wergia to kill, Old High German wurgen (German (er)würgen to strangle), Old Norse virgill, urga rope]

'worrying

—*adj*

'worryingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

worry

O.E. wyrgan "to strangle," from W.Gmc. *wurgijanan (cf. M.Du. worghen, Du. worgen, O.H.G. wurgen, Ger. würgen "to strangle," O.N. virgill "rope"), from PIE *wergh- "to turn" (see wring). The oldest sense was obs. in Eng. after c.1600; meaning "annoy, bother, vex," first

recorded 1671, developed from that of "harass by rough or severe treatment" (1553), as of dogs or wolves attacking sheep. Meaning "to cause mental distress or trouble" is attested from 1822; intrans. sense of "to feel anxiety or mental trouble" is first recorded 1860.

worry

1804, from worry (v.). Worrisome is first recorded 1845. Worry wart first recorded 1956, from comic strip "Out Our Way" by U.S. cartoonist J.R. Williams (1888-1957). According to those familiar with the strip, Worry Wart was the name of a character who caused others to worry,

which is the inverse of the current colloq. meaning.

Example sentences

Nicole has a long history of troubled behavior, however, and lately her intimates have grown worried.

The next questions are about longer periods of feeling worried, tense, or anxious.

They liked her in spots but worried she was overrefined, soft, skittish.

Worried by the playwright's increasingly unstable state, he also advised a total hiatus from work.

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"Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."

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