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  • 51worry — I. v. a. Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, beset, gall, disturb, disquiet. II. v. n. (Colloq.) Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed,… …

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  • 52worry beads — wor′ry beads n. pl. jew a string of beads manipulated to relieve worry and tension • Etymology: 1955–60 …

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  • 53worry — see it is not work that kills, but worry …

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  • 54worry — [OE] Worry originally meant ‘strangle’. It comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *wurgjan, which also produced German wügen ‘choke, strangle’. The sense ‘harass physically’ (as in ‘dogs worrying sheep’) emerged in the 16th century, via an… …

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  • 55worry beads — noun plural Date: 1956 a string of beads that can be fingered to keep one s hands occupied …

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  • 56worry line — noun Date: 1972 a crease or wrinkle on the forehead or between the eyebrows …

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  • 57worry wart — noun One who worries excessively or unnecessarily …

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  • 58worry — Synonyms and related words: ado, afflict, aggravate, aggravation, aggrieve, agitate, ail, anguish, annoy, annoyance, anxiety, bad news, badger, bait, be at, be the matter, bedevil, bedevilment, beleaguer, beset, besetment, bore, bother,… …

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  • 59worry — v. a. 1598 B.; part. ‘worewed.’ HD. 1915. AS. werian …

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  • 60worry — wor·ry || wÉœrɪ / wÊŒ n. concern; fear; misfortune, distress; source of concern; ripping of meat with the teeth (e.g. by dogs) v. be concerned; make concerned; annoy, harass; tear meat with the teeth (e.g. dogs); advance through great effort …

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