Thesaurus: worry
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
Related headwords
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Definitions
- v. t. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
- v. t. To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.
- v. t. To harass with labor; to fatigue.
- v. i. To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.
- n. A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
- n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- n. a strong feeling of anxiety
- v. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
- v. be concerned with
- v. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
- v. be on the mind of
- v. lacerate by biting