worries Definition

worry
verb worries, worried, worrying

intr
1. To be anxious; to fret.
2. To make someone anxious.

Thesaurus: upset, distress, agonize, vex, faze, disturb; Antonym: comfort, reassure.
3. To bother, pester or harass someone.

Thesaurus: badger, harass, pester, torment, hassle, annoy.
4a. Said of a dog: to tear and pull something about with its teeth;
4b. Said of a dog: to chase and bite (sheep, etc).
5. To try to solve (a problem, etc).

Form: worry at something (often)

noun worries

1. A state of anxiety.
2. A cause of anxiety.
3. The act of biting and pulling about with the teeth by a dog.

Derivative: worried
adj

Anxious or concerned
Thesaurus: nervous, anxious, ill at ease, uneasy, on edge, apprehensive, distraught, troubled, strained, tense, agonized, uptight (slang); Antonym: calm, unconcerned.

Derivative: worriedly
adverb

Derivative: worrier
noun

Derivative: worrying
noun, adj

Derivative: worryingly
adverb

Idiom: not to worry

colloq
There is no cause for worry or alarm; never mind.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wyrgan to strangle.

Phrasal Verb: worry along or through

To continue or progress, regardless of any problems or difficulties.