English noun: worry | |||
1. | worry (cognition) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | ||
Samples | New York traffic is a constant concern. It's a major worry. | ||
Synonyms | concern, headache, vexation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bugaboo, burden, business, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus | ||
2. | worry (feeling) a strong feeling of anxiety | ||
Samples | His worry over the prospect of being fired. It is not work but worry that kills. He wanted to die and end his troubles. | ||
Synonyms | trouble | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anxiety | ||
English verb: worry | |||
1. | worry (emotion) be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy | ||
Samples | I worry about my job. | ||
Examples | They worry that there was a traffic accident | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fear, fret, fret, fuss, niggle, obsess | ||
Verb group | vex, worry | ||
2. | worry (emotion) be concerned with | ||
Samples | I worry about my grades. | ||
Synonyms | care | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mind | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brood, dwell | ||
3. | worry (emotion) disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress | ||
Samples | I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me. | ||
Examples | The bad news will worry him | ||
Synonyms | vex | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | eat, eat on, misgive, nag | ||
Cause | worry | ||
Verb group | worry | ||
Antonyms | reassure, assure | ||
4. | worry (stative) be on the mind of | ||
Samples | I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift. | ||
Examples | The bad news will worry him | ||
Synonyms | concern, interest, occupy | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
5. | worry (contact) lacerate by biting | ||
Samples | The dog worried his bone. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | incise | ||
6. | worry (contact) touch or rub constantly | ||
Samples | The old man worried his beads. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rub | ||