😟 Feeling anxious 😟 To feel anxious 😰 A worry 😰 To trouble

to worrit

9.9

To feel nervous or troubled about something

verb
/ˈwɒrɪt/

: preocuparse

Don't worrit about the exam!

Examples

Try not to worrit about things you cannot control.
She worrits constantly over her job performance.
She tends to worrit over small details before every big event.
He would often worrit late into the night about his exams.
She tends to worrit over small details before every big event.
Try not to worrit about things you cannot control.
He would often worrit late into the night about his exams.

Antonyms

to relax

∞ 1.0

To feel less nervous and more calm

How Worried

to panic

272 2.3

to agonize

14 6.7

to worrit

9.9

to bother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

worrit infinitive

worrited past

worrited past participle

worriting present participle

worrits third person singular

Morphology

worrit = worry (semi-transparent) = worry + it

This is a dialectal variant/spelling of the verb 'worry'; the relation is clear but the nonstandard ending may confuse learners.

Etymology

Worrit as a verb (to feel anxious) is a dialect way to say worry, from the same old idea of being 'choked' by fear. So to worrit is to keep thinking about a problem and feel anxious about it.