WORRY
\wˈʌɹi], \wˈʌɹi], \w_ˈʌ_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of WORRY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
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touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
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lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
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disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
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be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
By Princeton University
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a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
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touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
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lacerate by biting; of dogs
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To harass with labor; to fatigue.
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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.
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A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To harass with labor; to fatigue.
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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.
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A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
By Noah Webster.
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To shake, tear, or mangle with the teethl to trouble with anxiety or care; to vex or annoy; tease; harass.
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To feel or express undue anxiety; be fretful.
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Trouble; anxiety; perplexity; disturbance of mind.
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Worrier.
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Worried.
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Worrying.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To tear with the teeth: to harass: to tease:-pa.t. and pa.p. worried.
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Trouble, perplexity, vexation.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
