worry

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  1. intransitive verb To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled. See Synonyms at brood.
  2. intransitive verb To pull or tear at something with or as if with the teeth.
  3. intransitive verb To proceed doggedly in the face of difficulty or hardship; struggle: worried along at the problem.
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  • I fear cooking becoming a chore, though I know even this worry is a luxury exclusive to people who share blocks with six eateries.
  • But the worry was there, too, in his tone of voice and his intense expression. —  Garwood, Julie - The Bride
  • The ability of the soberest folk to believe all they read in print was well known to her, and her worry was a real one. —  The Tiger In The Smoke - Allingham, Margery - Albert Campion 15
  • She wasn't a child who had to gain her parent's permission to pursue an interest or a worry, and Colin had best understand she had a mind of her own and could use it upon occasion. —  Garwood, Julie - Castles
  • The fear of lack or need may take different forms such as worry, anxiety, phobias of many sorts, jealousy, coveting, greed, inferiority, and many others. —  inJesus :: Online Community :: Last posted message
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anxiety ·  annoyance ·  frustration ·  concern ·  apprehension ·  uncertainty ·  sadness ·  anger ·  guilt ·  remorse ·  fear ·  fatigue

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worry:   worries ·  worrying ·  worried
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English werien, worien, to strangle, from Old English wyrgan; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English *worryen, wirryen, wyryen, wirien, worowen, worewen, wirwen, *wurʒen, from Anglo-Saxon wyrgan, found in comp. āwyrgan, harm, = OFries. wergia, wirgia = Middle Dutch worghen, Dutch worgen, wurgen = Middle Low German Low German worgen = Old High German wurgan, Middle High German G. würgen, strangle, suffocate, choke; cf. Anglo-Saxon wearh, wearg, werg, a wolf, outlaw (wyrgen, feminine, she-wolf, in comp. grundwyrgen), = Middle High German ware = Icelandic vargr, wolf, outlaw, accursed person; cf. Anglo-Saxon wyrgan, wyrigan, wergian, wergean, later Middle English warien, curse: see warry, v., warriangle, etc.
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