Wary vs. Worried
Difference Between Wary and Worried
Waryadjective
On guard; watchful
taught to be wary of strangers.Worriedverb
To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
Waryadjective
Characterized by caution
a wary glance at the black clouds.Worriedverb
To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly
a squirrel worrying at a nut.Waryadjective
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent.
He is wary of dogs.Worriedverb
To touch or handle something nervously or persistently
worry at a hangnail.Waryadjective
Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
Worriedverb
To attempt to deal with something in a persistent or dogged manner
worried along at the problem.Waryadjective
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence;
they were wary in their movementsa wary glance at the black cloudstaught to be wary of strangersWorriedverb
To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled.
Waryadjective
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Worriedverb
To seize with the teeth and bite or tug at repeatedly
a dog worrying a bone.Worriedverb
To touch or handle nervously or persistently
worrying the loose tooth.Worriedverb
To attack roughly and repeatedly; harass
worrying the enemy ships.Worriedverb
To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
Worriedverb
To attempt to deal with in a persistent or repeated manner
Analysts have worried the problem for a decade.Worriedverb
To chase and nip at or attack
a dog worrying steers.Worriednoun
The act of worrying or the condition of being worried; persistent mental uneasiness
"Having come to a decision, the lad felt a sense of relief from the worry that had haunted him for many sleepless nights" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).Worriednoun
A source of nagging concern or uneasiness.
Worriedadjective
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.Worriedverb
simple past tense and past participle of worry
Worriedadjective
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief;
too upset to say anythingspent many disquieted momentsdistressed about her son's leaving homelapsed into disturbed sleepworried parentsa worried frownone last worried check of the sleeping children
