OTHER WORDS FOR worry
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Idioms about worry
- Don’t be worried or troubled; everything will be fine: We'll help you move your stuff, no worries!
- (used as a conventional reply to thank you or thanks): Oh, no worries, it was fun having you come with us!
no worries, Informal.
Origin of worry
First recorded before 900; Middle English weryen, werwen, wyrwyn “to strangle, bite, harass,” Old English wyrgan “to strangle”; cognate with German würgen
synonym study for worry
3. Worry, annoy, harass all mean to disturb or interfere with someone's comfort or peace of mind. To worry is to cause anxiety, apprehension, or care: to worry one's parents. To annoy is to vex or irritate by continued repetition of interferences: to annoy the neighbors. Harass implies long-continued disturbance, torment, or persecution: to harrass a creditor.
OTHER WORDS FROM worry
wor·ri·er, nounwor·ri·less, adjectivewor·ry·ing·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use worry in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for worry
worry
/ (ˈwʌrɪ) /
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
noun plural -ries
Derived forms of worry
worrying, adjectiveworryingly, adverbWord Origin for worry
Old English wyrgan; related to Old Frisian wergia to kill, Old High German wurgen (German (er) würgen to strangle), Old Norse virgill, urga rope
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