[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

worry \wor"ry\, v. t. imp.  p. p. worried; p. pr.  vb. n.
   worrying. oe. worowen, wirien, to strangle, as. wyrgan in
   =awyrgan; akin to d. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, ohg.
   wurgen, g. w"urgen, lith. verszti, and perhaps to e.
   wring.
   1913 webster
   1. to harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly;
      also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
      1913 webster

            a hellhound that doth hunt us all to death;
            that dog that had his teeth before his eyes,
            to worry lambs and lap their gentle blood. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. 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. "a church worried with
      reformation." --south.
      1913 webster

            let them rail,
            and worry one another at their pleasure. --rowe.
      1913 webster

            worry him out till he gives consent.  --swift.
      1913 webster

   3. to harass with labor; to fatigue. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
worried worrying 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

worry
     n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
          unhappiness; "new york traffic is a constant concern";
          "it's a major worry" syn: concern, headache, vexation
     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" syn: trouble
     v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "i
          worry about my job"
     2: be concerned with; "i worry about my grades" syn: care
     3: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation
        or distress; "i cannot sleep--my daughter's health is
        worrying me" syn: vex ant: reassure
     4: be on the mind of; "i worry about the second germanic
        consonant" syn: concern, interest, occupy
     5: lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
     6: touch or rub constantly; "the old man worried his beads"
     also: worried
see also:
concern headache vexation trouble care vex 
reassure interest occupy worried 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

worried
     adj : 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" syn: disquieted, distressed,
            disturbed, upset
see also:
disquieted distressed disturbed upset 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

worried
     see worry
see also:
worry 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 moby thesaurus words for "worried":
   annoyed, anxious, badgered, baited, bedeviled, beset, bothered,
   bugged, bullyragged, chivied, deviled, distracted, distrait,
   distressed, dogged, embarrassed, fretted, harassed, harried,
   haunted, heckled, hectored, hounded, inconvenienced, irked,
   needled, nipped at, persecuted, perturbed, pestered, picked on,
   plagued, put to it, puzzled, ragged, sore beset, teased, tormented,
   troubled, vexed, worried sick, worried stiff

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