Worry synonyms and antonyms
wûr'ē, wŭr'ē
Category:
Part of speech:
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
distress (related)
The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
Wiseman
disturb (related)
To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
Having to do with perceiving or understanding
The definition of angst is a feeling of anxiety or dread.
To put up with; tolerate:
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A state of apprehension and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation. &diamf3; In psychiatry, a patient has an anxiety disorder &diamf3; if normal psychological functioning is disrupted or if anxiety persists without an identifiable cause.
To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
To fret, fume, or worry; be vexed or troubled
(Uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
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To make spiritless and stupid.
turn gray with worry
To indulge in worry
bother (related)
Bother is defined as annoy, worry, or cause discomfort.
depress (related)
Depress is defined as to press down, make unhappy or less valuable.
pain (related)
To cause physical pain to; hurt:
(Figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
worry oneself
To indulge in worry
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To lose all hope:
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
have qualms
To indulge in worry
To wince is to make a grimace or twist your face, often involuntary done in anticipation of pain.
To suffer extreme pain:
To suffer great emotional distress, as from embarrassment or revulsion
be anxious
To indulge in worry
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become sick with worry
To indulge in worry
To indulge in worry
care (related)
A cause of such a mental state
Interested and involved:
The definition of distressed is damaged, suffering pain or sold below value, or made to look old on purpose.
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Hard to understand; confusing
(Figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.
(Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
To beset, as with difficulties; harass
Tease means to poke fun at someone or something.
(Medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
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A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.
fantod
An outburst of emotion; a fit.
Harassment is defined as chronically annoying or tormenting someone.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
To badger is to annoy, pester or get on someone's nerves.
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To plague diabolically; torment; harass
be solicitous
To think about (something) persistently or moodily:
To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
To anticipate with fear.
To disturb; disconcert
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To be afraid:
To move about in a restless, nervous, or impatient way
To gnaw is defined as to bite and wear away a small part at a time.
Harass is defined as to torment or irritate.
To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.
A narrow, stiff leaf, as of firs, pines, and other conifers. The reduced surface area of needles minimizes water loss and allows needle-bearing plants to live in dry climates.
(--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
Pester is defined as to pick on or irritate.
To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly.
To make confused; trouble; worry.
Struggle is defined as to do something with difficulty.
To tease or excite by promising or showing something desirable and then withholding it
To annoy, harass, or tease
To trouble is to cause pain, distress or worry.
To make unsettled, insecure, or unstable; disturb, displace, disarrange, or disorder
To cause pain or physical distress to; afflict:
unconcern (antonym)
Lack of interest; apathy; indifference
calmness (antonym)
(Uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
reassurance (antonym)
(Law, dated) reinsurance
To be the cause of pain or distress to; trouble
Dwell is defined as to live somewhere, to remain for a time or to continue thinking, writing or speaking about a particular point.
The state of being anxious.
Disquiet is defined as a feeling of anxiety or nervousness.
The state or quality of being nervous.
Distress or discomfort
thoughts (related)
To focus the attention on something moodily and at length
doubt (related)
To torment or harass with unprovoked, vicious, repeated attacks
To cause to become involved or concerned with:
warn (related)
embarrass (related)
hurt (related)
worring (related)
break one's heart
To indulge in worry
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
disturbance; fearfear 2
A cause of worry
take-to-heart
(Idiomatic) To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something.
complain (related)
troubletrouble 2. See syn. study at care.care
A cause of worry
moan (related)
worried (related)
forget (related)
know (related)
think (related)
scare (related)
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