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Worry (vex)
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Worry — Wor ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worrying}.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in [=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. w[ u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E. wring.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worry — [wʉr′ē] vt. worried, worrying [ME wirwen < OE wyrgan, to strangle, injure, akin to Ger würgen, to strangle < IE * werĝh , to twist, choke < base * wer , to twist > WORM] 1. a) to harass or treat roughly with or as with continual… … English World dictionary
worry — [n] anxiety, trouble anguish, annoyance, apprehension, bad news*, care, concern, disquiet, distress, disturbance, doubt, fear, headache*, heartache*, irritation, misery, misgiving, nag*, pain*, perplexity, pest, plague, presentiment, problem,… … New thesaurus
vex — [v] distress, bother abrade, afflict, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, be at, chafe, depress, displease, disquiet, disturb, eat*, embarrass, exasperate, fret, gall*, get in one’s hair*, get under one’s skin*, give a bad time*, give a hard time* … New thesaurus
worry — I noun affliction, annoyance, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, consternation, difficulty, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, disquiet, distress, distress one s self, dread, fear, tearfulness, grief, malaise, mental agitation … Law dictionary
worry — worrier, n. worriless, adj. worryingly, adv. /werr ee, wur ee/, v., worried, worrying, n., pl. worries. v.i. 1. to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. 2. to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. v.t. 3. to… … Universalium
worry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. care, anxiety, mental anguish, uneasiness, fear, apprehension; concern, misgiving. v. tease, plague, vex; disturb, fret, upset; torment, torture, trouble, bait, badger; maul, chew, mangle; get gray… … English dictionary for students
worry — {{11}}worry (n.) 1804, from WORRY (Cf. worry) (v.). {{12}}worry (v.) O.E. wyrgan to strangle, from W.Gmc. *wurgijanan (Cf. M.Du. worghen, Du. worgen, O.H.G. wurgen, Ger. würgen to strangle, O.N. virgill rope ), from PIE *wergh … Etymology dictionary
vex — vexer, n. vexingly, adv. /veks/, v.t. 1. to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him. 2. to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry: Lack of money vexes many. 3. to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor… … Universalium
vex — [[t]vɛks[/t]] v. t. 1) to irritate; annoy; provoke: was told to stop vexing the dog[/ex] 2) to torment; trouble; distress; worry: vexed by many problems[/ex] 3) to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor or at great length 4) to… … From formal English to slang
vex — /vɛks / (say veks) verb (t) 1. to irritate; annoy; provoke; make angry: enough to vex a saint. 2. to torment; plague; worry: want of money vexes many. 3. Obsolete to disturb by motion; stir up; toss about. 4. Obsolete to trouble or afflict… …
