worry

v. be concerned; make concerned; annoy, harass; tear meat with the teeth (e.g. dogs); advance through great effort

n. concern; fear; misfortune, distress; source of concern; ripping of meat with the teeth (e.g. by dogs)

Worry may refer to:Worry (emotion)the Warrigal, another name for the dingo.in terriers, "worrying" is the characteristic method of killing small prey animals by shaking them to death.
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Noun
1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
(synonym) concern, headache, vexation
(hypernym) negative stimulus
(hyponym) bugaboo
(derivation) care
2. a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
(synonym) trouble
(hypernym) anxiety
(derivation) care
Verb
1. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
(hyponym) fret
(verb-group) vex
(derivation) troublesomeness, inconvenience, worriment
2. be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
(synonym) care
(hypernym) mind
(hyponym) brood, dwell
(derivation) trouble
3. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
(synonym) vex
(antonym) reassure, assure
(hypernym) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
(hyponym) misgive
(derivation) concern, headache, vexation
4. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
(synonym) concern, interest, occupy
5. lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
(hypernym) incise
6. touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
(hypernym) rub

(v. t.)
To harass with labor; to fatigue.
  

(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 by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
  

(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.
  

qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4
Seven up and eight down.
Worried, insecure, upset.

hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1
Worrying about trouble in the rear.
To worry about what is happening back at home.

qi3 ren2 you1 tian1
The man from Qi feared that the sky might fall.
Said of imaginary or groundless fears. Cross the bridge when you get there!