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to move, proceed, or progress by unceasing or difficult effort

: to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort

: to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort

b : to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort

to assail with rough or aggressive attack or treatment

: to change the position of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling

: to change the position of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling

d : to change the position of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling

c : to touch or disturb something repeatedly

: to shake or pull at with the teeth a terrier worrying a rat

: to shake or pull at with the teeth a terrier worrying a rat

b : to shake or pull at with the teeth a terrier worrying a rat

: to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat

: to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat

2 a : to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat

: an instance or occurrence of such distress or agitation

: an instance or occurrence of such distress or agitation

b : an instance or occurrence of such distress or agitation

mental distress or agitation resulting from concern usually for something impending or anticipated

care , concern , solicitude , anxiety , worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this. care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension. a face worn by years of care concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection. crimes caused concern in the neighborhood solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another. acted with typical maternal solicitude anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure. plagued by anxiety and self-doubt worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety. financial worries

worry , annoy , harass , harry , plague , pester , tease mean to disturb or irritate by persistent acts. worry implies an incessant goading or attacking that drives one to desperation. pursued a policy of worrying the enemy annoy implies disturbing one's composure or peace of mind by intrusion, interference, or petty attacks. you're doing that just to annoy me harass implies petty persecutions or burdensome demands that exhaust one's nervous or mental power. harassed on all sides by creditors harry may imply heavy oppression or maltreatment. the strikers had been harried by thugs plague implies a painful and persistent affliction. plagued all her life by poverty pester stresses the repetition of petty attacks. constantly pestered with trivial complaints tease suggests an attempt to break down one's resistance or rouse to wrath. children teased the dog

Examples of worry in a Sentence

Verb We didn't want you to worry. Don't worry. You'll be fine. Don't make your parents worry. When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry. They were fine. We needn't have worried. His poor health worries me. It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast. We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you. Noun She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill. His high blood pressure is cause for worry. Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost. His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time. His mother's health is a constant worry.

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