worrying

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the act of harassing someone
• Syn:
badgering, torment, bedevilment
• Derivationally related forms:
bedevil (for: bedevilment), torment (for: torment), worry
• Hypernyms:
harassment, molestation
2. the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
- vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
• Hypernyms:
agitation

II - adjective

causing distress or worry or anxiety
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
• Syn:
distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome
• Similar to:
heavy
• Derivationally related forms:
distressfulness (for: distressful)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  trouble, concern, headache, vexation, interest, occupy, vex, care
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  reassure, assure