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non-religious, civic, secular, profane: Theo indulged in
worldly pleasures in the fleshpots of the continent. Veronica
put aside worldly things and took the veil. 2 urbane, suave,
sophisticated, cosmopolitan, worldly-wise, Slang with it, hip,
cool: Behind that worldly manner is the heart of a peasant.
worn adj. 1 shabby, threadbare, tatty, tattered, ragged, frayed:
Burt wears an old, worn tweed jacket when he's around the house.
2 haggard, drawn: He looked anxiously at his mother's thin,
worn face. 3 worn out. tired, fatigued, exhausted, frazzled,
spent, jaded, played out, haggard, drawn, the worse for wear,
Colloq dog-tired, all in, done in, Slang dead (on one's feet),
beat, US pooped: I was completely worn out from climbing those
stairs.
worried adj. fearful, apprehensive, anxious, distressed, nervous,
uneasy, anguished, disquieted, agonized, agonizing, distraught,
on edge, on tenterhooks, ill at ease, troubled, fretful,
agitated, perturbed, upset, suffering: The two worried mothers
waited at the police station for news of their children.
worry v. 1 be anxious, be fearful, be concerned, fret, agonize, be
distressed, be vexed, Colloq stew, bite or chew (one's) nails,
go or get grey, get grey hair, Slang sweat blood, US sweat
bullets: I worry about you when you stay out so late. 2 annoy,
irk, pester, nettle, harry, harass, tease, bother, tantalize,
torment, plague, hector, badger, nettle, gall, peeve, Colloq
hassle: The police have been worrying me the way a dog worries
a bone.
--n. 3 concern, care, responsibility; problem, bother, trouble,
affliction, irritation, annoyance, vexation: I cannot see why
that is your worry. I am sorry to hear about your financial
worries. 4 anguish, anxiety, uneasiness, unease, nervousness,
distress, apprehension, disquiet, perturbation, agitation,
upset, misgiving: Your association with that crowd has caused
your mother and me a great deal of worry.
worsen v. 1 increase, exacerbate, heighten, intensify, aggravate: The
recent rains have worsened the drainage problem. 2 weaken,
deteriorate, decline, degenerate, decay, slip, sink, slide,
fail, disintegrate, take a turn for the worse, get worse, go
from bad to worse, Colloq go downhill: Her condition continues