worrying | the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes, vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw |
badgering worrying torment bedevilment | the act of harassing someone |
concern worry headache vexation | something or someone that causes anxiety, a source of unhappiness, New York traffic is a constant concern, it's a major worry |
worry trouble | 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 |
worry | touch or rub constantly, The old man worried his beads |
worry | lacerate by biting, the dog worried his bone |
worry vex | disturb the peace of mind of, afflict with mental agitation or distress, I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me |
worry care c | be concerned with, I worry about my grades |
worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy, I worry about my job |
concern interest occupy worry | be on the mind of, I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift |
apprehensive worried | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc, apprehensive about her job, not used to a city and worried about small things, felt apprehensive about the consequences |
distressing distressful disturbing perturbing troubling worrisome worrying | causing distress or worry or anxiety, distressing (or disturbing) news, lived in heroic if something distressful isolation, a disturbing amount of crime, a revelation that was most perturbing, a new and troubling thought, in a particularly worrisome predicament, a worrying situation, a worrying time |
disquieted distressed disturbed upset worried | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief, too upset to say anything, spent many disquieted moments, distressed about her son's leaving home, lapsed into disturbed sleep, worried parents, a worried frown, one last worried check of the sleeping children |