worry

Meaning

Verb

1. To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
2. Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
3. To harass; to irritate or distress.
4. To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
5. To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
6. (obsolete) To strangle.

Noun

1. A strong feeling of anxiety.
2. An instance or cause of such a feeling.
3. A person who causes worry.

Concepts

worry

trouble

anxiety

concern

bother

disturb

care

distress

anxious

annoy

concerned

be anxious

fret

alarm

upset

fear

worried

torment

uneasiness

pester

be worried

disquiet

be concerned

anguish

worry about

afflict

vexation

grieve

sorrow

fuss

vex

agitate

harass

apprehension

tease

alarmed

brood

feel uneasy

grief

inconvenience

restlessness

weary

thought

mind

agony

problem

feel anxious

irritate

take care

distract

perplex

bore

restless

be apprehensive

fidget

headache

annoyance

disquietude

oppress

uneasy

make anxious

nervous

angst

nag

plague

solicitude

boredom

hurt

pain

be depressed

interest

torture

see

confuse

be afflicted

nervousness

unrest

nuisance

embarrass

disadvantage

dread

agitation

misgiving

sadness

faze

badger

care about

consideration

injure

heartache

difficulty

suffering

suffer

concern about

feel anxious about

harm

ponder

be nervous

unease

suspense

occupy

harry

befog

displeasure

bewilder

dismay

beset

become sad

feel bad

worriment

stew

obsess

chagrin

pinch

perplexity

preoccupy

cause trouble

disturbance

troublesomeness

confusion

troublesome

misfortune

put pressure on

cause anxiety

irritation

haunt

press

look after

unhappiness

make uneasy

cause worry

anxious about

agitated

concern oneself

sad

doubt

aggravate

perturb

ruffle

unsettle

find fault with

get at

complexify

hassle

hound

adoration

death

delirium

illness

infirmity

madness

memory

namely

volition

bounce up and down

mental fatigue

looking back

impatience

be grieved over

cause pain

be in agony

burden

dependence

kindness

obligation

support

mental agony

hardship

get anxious

take offence

take to heart

be perturbed

hesitate

be distressed

be troubled

be vexed

get alarm

have a guilty conscience

be impatient

feel restless with anxiety

consider

contemplate

mental pain

feel anxiety

be afraid

depress

anquish

desolate

issue

strain

sweat

be anxious/uneasy

be excited

feel unhappy

be grieved

distress oneself

discompose

exercise

flap

funeral

load

ruck

tantalise

give pain

amaze

astonish

astound

cause discomfort to

give pain to

enthuse

influence

warm

anger

buzz around

sting

gnaw

tribulation

sorry for

make sad

mistreat

punish

be cautious

damage

be gloomy

be sad

be very sad

concernment

inquietude

squirm

agonize

bait

bedevil

excruciate

flay

harrow

prey on

rack

scourge

castigate

chasten

chastise

bedim

care worry

repine

put out

straiten

harassment

straits

tryingness

tire

riot

uproar

argument

disagreement

quarrel

pensive

pensiveness

be very worried

High Anxiety

caring

crave

cry out

hanker

trepidation

worries

uncertainty

obstacle

envy

miss

demoralize

frustrate

gag

pressure

tribulate

attend

give care

nurture

tend

disconcert

business

heed

solicitousness

apprehensiveness

discomposure

disorder

dither

jumpiness

perturbation

restiveness

repent

hale

attention

preoccupation

anxiousness

troubled

woe

blues

dejection

depression

despair

despondence

despondency

gloom

gloominess

melancholy

misery

bad news

hot water

pickle

become restless

weigh down

distressed

miserable

mourn

eat at

frighten

excitement

rouse

stir up

trouble oneself

take care of

tremble

put to heart

monotony

troubles

excite

fluster

ferment

fright

be uneasy

think

urgent need

stress

ail

sick

grieved

chatter

garrulous

prattle

talkative

misgivings

scruples

annoying

kiaugh

dis-ease

heebie-jeebies

nervosity

angst bunny

bibble

think about

exasperate

suspend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʌɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English worien, werien, wirien, wirwen, wyryȝen (“to choke, strangle”), from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”).
Cognate with Dutch worgen, wurgen, German würgen. Compare Latin urgere (“to press, push”), Sanskrit वृहति (vṛhati, “to tear out, pluck”), Lithuanian ver̃žti (“to string; squeeze”), Russian (poetic) отверза́ть (otverzátʹ, “to open”, literally “to untie”). Related to wring.