| worrying | | |
| n. (act) | 1. badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying | the act of harassing someone. |
| ~ harassment, molestation | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism. |
| n. (act) | 2. worrying | the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes.; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw" |
| ~ agitation | the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously). |
| adj. | 3. distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying | causing distress or worry or anxiety.; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" |
| ~ heavy | marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness.; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" |
| worry | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. concern, headache, vexation, worry | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| ~ bugaboo | a source of concern.; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" |
| ~ burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load | an onerous or difficult concern.; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" |
| ~ business | a rightful concern or responsibility.; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. trouble, worry | 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" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| ~ vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ fret | be agitated or irritated.; "don't fret over these small details" |
| ~ fear | be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event.; "I fear she might get aggressive" |
| ~ fret, fuss, niggle | worry unnecessarily or excessively.; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" |
| ~ obsess | be preoccupied with something.; "She is obsessing over her weight" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. care, worry | be concerned with.; "I worry about my grades" |
| ~ brood, dwell | think moodily or anxiously about something. |
| ~ mind | be concerned with or about something or somebody. |
| v. (emotion) | 5. vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ misgive | suggest fear or doubt.; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably" |
| ~ cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ eat on, eat | worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way.; "What's eating you?" |
| ~ nag | worry persistently.; "nagging concerns and doubts" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| v. (stative) | 6. concern, interest, occupy, worry | be on the mind of.; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" |
| v. (contact) | 7. worry | lacerate by biting.; "the dog worried his bone" |
| ~ incise | make an incision into by carving or cutting. |
| v. (contact) | 8. worry | touch or rub constantly.; "The old man worried his beads" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
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