worry
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
New York traffic is a constant concern
Types & categories
- negative stimulus hypernym
- bugaboo hyponym
- encumbrance hyponym
- business hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
I worry about my job
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- troublesomeness derivation
- worry derivation
- worry derivation
- worrier derivation
- vex verb group
Sense 3 noun
a strong feeling of anxiety
his worry over the prospect of being fired
Types & categories
- anxiety hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
be concerned with
I worry about my grades
Types & categories
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Sense 5 verb
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
be on the mind of
I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
Related & opposite
- occupation derivation
- interest derivation
- worry derivation
- concern derivation
Sense 7 verb
lacerate by biting
the dog worried his bone
Types & categories
- incise hypernym
Sense 8 verb
touch or rub constantly
The old man worried his beads
Types & categories
- rub hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vex |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interest |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | negative stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bugaboo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | encumbrance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | business |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | troublesomeness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worrier |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | vex |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fret |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fear |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuss |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | obsess |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disquiet |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trouble |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | anxiety |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | care |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | concern |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mind |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | brood |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | reassure |
| 5 | causes | Related & opposite | worry |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | worrying |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | worry |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | disquiet |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | misgive |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | eat on |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | nag |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | occupation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | interest |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | worry |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | concern |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | incise |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | rub |