HyperDic: worry

English > 8 senses of the word *worry*:
VERB	emotion	worry	be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
	emotion	worry, care	be concerned with
	emotion	worry, vex	disturb the peace of mind of
	stative	worry, concern, interest, occupy	be on the mind of
	contact	worry	lacerate by biting
	contact	worry	touch or rub constantly
NOUN	cognition	worry, concern, headache, vexation	something or someone that causes anxiety
NOUN	feeling	worry, trouble	a strong feeling of anxiety

worry > pronunciation
Sounds	wer'iy
Rhymes	accessory ... winery: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *worry*: 8 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.
Example	"it's a major worry"
Synonyms	concern, headache, vexation
Narrower	bugaboo	A source of concern
	burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus	An onerous or difficult concern
	business	A rightful concern or responsibility
Broader	negative stimulus	A stimulus with undesirable consequences
Spanish	preocupación, quebradero de cabeza, quebradero
Catalan	inquietud, maldecap, preocupació
Verbs	worry	be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
	worry	disturb the peace of mind of
	worry	be concerned with

English > *worry*: 8 senses > noun 2, feeling
Meaning	A strong feeling of anxiety.
Examples	"his worry over the prospect of being fired" "it is not work but worry that kills"
Synonym	trouble
Broader	anxiety	A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
Spanish	aflicción, cuita, inquietud, preocupación, problema, tribulación, zozobra
Catalan	aflicció, preocupació, problema, tribulació
Verbs	worry	be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Verbs	worry	be concerned with

English > *worry*: 8 senses > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They worry that there was a traffic accident
Example	"I worry about my job"
Caused by	worry, vex	disturb the peace of mind of
Narrower	fear	Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive / apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
	fret	Be agitated or irritated
	fuss, niggle, fret	Worry unnecessarily or excessively
	obsess	Be preoccupied with something
Similar to	worry, vex	disturb the peace of mind of
Spanish	apurarse, inquietarse, molestar, preocuparse, preocupar
Catalan	amoïnar-se, apurar-se, inquietar-se, molestar, preocupar-se, preocupar, sortir de polleguera
Nouns	worrier	thinks about unfortunate / unfortunate things that might happen / happen / happen / happen
	worriment	a difficulty that causes anxiety
	worry	something or someone that causes anxiety
	worry	a strong feeling of anxiety

English > *worry*: 8 senses > verb 2, emotion
Meaning	Be concerned with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"I worry about my grades"
Synonym	care
Narrower	brood, dwell	Think moodily or anxiously about something
Broader	mind	Be concerned with or about something or somebody
Spanish	molestar, preocuparse, preocupar
Catalan	molestar, preocupar
Nouns	worry	something or someone that causes anxiety
Nouns	worry	a strong feeling of anxiety

English > *worry*: 8 senses > verb 3, emotion
Meaning	disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will worry him
Example	"I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
Synonym	vex
Cause to	worry	Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Narrower	eat, eat on	Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
	misgive	Suggest fear or doubt
	nag	Worry persistently
Broader	perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Opposite	reassure, assure	Cause to feel sure
Similar to	worry	Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Spanish	apurar, disgustar, inquietarse, inquietar, molestar, preocuparse, preocupar
Catalan	amoinar, amoïnar, apurar, assetjar, inquietar, molestar, preocupar
Nouns	worry	something or someone that causes anxiety
Nouns	worrying	the act of harassing someone

English > *worry*: 8 senses > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Be on the mind of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will worry him
Example	"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
Synonyms	concern, interest, occupy
Spanish	aficionar, interesar, ocupar, preocupar
Catalan	aficionar, interessar, ocupar, preocupar

English > *worry*: 8 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	lacerate by biting.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Broader	incise	make an incision / incision into by carving or cutting
Spanish	morder, mordisquear

English > *worry*: 8 senses > verb 6, contact
Meaning	touch or rub constantly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	rub	Move over something with pressure
Spanish	frotar
Catalan	fregar, refregar

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