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to worrit

to worrit

9.9
To make someone feel nervous or upset
  • verb
  • /ˈwɒrɪt/
  • UK
translation icon : preocupar
  • "Ah, dinna worrit yourself on my account, Sassenach."

Examples

  • "Diana, worrit yourself about that, laddie," he said, surveying Jamie with a gleaming eye.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He tends to worrit excessively about his upcoming exams.

  • She always worrit about her children's safety when they play outside.

  • Don't worrit too much; everything will be fine in the end.

Synonyms

to worry
vsto worrit
∞ 1.0

To make someone feel nervous or upset about possible problems

is broader, causes anxiety or distress without naming specific problems

Antonyms

to comfort
172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

to reassure
163 3.4

To make someone feel less worried and more confident

How Worrying

to terrify
148 3.2
to alarm
133 1.9
to worrit
  • UK
9.9
to concern
218 2.7
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

A dialectal spelling of the verb 'worry' used transitively; the semantic link is transparent but orthography is regional.

Etymology

Worrit as a verb (to worry someone) comes from the same root as worry, which once had the image of 'choking'. That sense turned into 'to trouble', so to worrit someone is to make them anxious or upset.