worrying
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of harassing someone
Types & categories
- harassment hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing (or disturbing) news
Related & opposite
- distressfulness derivation
- heavy similar to
Sense 3 noun
the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
Types & categories
- agitation hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vex |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rag |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | harassment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | distressfulness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | heavy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | agitation |