The meaning of Upset

noun

A cause of pain or harm.

Usage examples:

A crippling affliction of the nervous system

noun

Something that makes you suffer

Usage examples:

Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.

verb

Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

The thought of questioning toby agitated him extremely

verb

To argue energetically, esp. in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change

Usage examples:

Telephone companies began to agitate for permission to compete in long distance services., any ment…

adjective

Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

There's no point getting agitated

verb

Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

The thought of questioning toby agitated him extremely

adjective

Nervous because of worry or fear that is difficult to control

Usage examples:

Gordon became visibly agitated when asked about the minimum wage issue., many times the private hos…

noun

A state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

Usage examples:

She was wringing her hands in agitation

noun

Worry and anxiety

Usage examples:

He arrived home in a state of agitation., the anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the governme…

noun

An illness, typically a minor one.

Usage examples:

The doctor diagnosed a common stomach ailment

noun

An illness or health problem

Usage examples:

A respiratory/stomach ailment

noun

An anxious awareness of danger.

Usage examples:

The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm

verb

Make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger.

noun

Sudden anxiety and fear, esp. that something very bad or dangerous might happen

Usage examples:

Nicholas detected a note of alarm in her voice., firefighters said the tragedy could have been avoi…

noun

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

Usage examples:

The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb

Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.

Usage examples:

She was angered by his terse answer

noun

The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

Usage examples:

You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

verb

To make someone slightly angry or upset

Usage examples:

I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

noun

The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation.

Usage examples:

There was annoyance at the interruption

noun

The feeling or state of being annoyed

Usage examples:

I can understand your annoyance - i'd be furious if she ever treated me like that., (much) to our a…

adjective

Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Usage examples:

She was extremely anxious about her exams

adjective

Wanting very much for something to happen; eager

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] i’ve been anxious to meet you., [ + to infinitive ] it was getting late, and i …

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

Usage examples:

A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

Usage examples:

He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

Usage examples:

Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘bother!’ she muttered

adjective

Concerned about something.

Usage examples:

He was trying to play it cool and not look bothered

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

adjective

If you are bothered about something, it is important to you and you are worried about it

Usage examples:

He's very bothered about what people think of him., they were an hour late and she didn't seem at a…

noun

A harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium.

Usage examples:

Their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs

verb

Conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly.

Usage examples:

Their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged

verb

(of a boat) be overturned in the water.

Usage examples:

The craft capsized in heavy seas

noun

An instance of capsizing.

Usage examples:

Do you know what to do in the event of a capsize?

verb

To turn over or cause a boat or ship to turn over in the water

Usage examples:

[ i ] a passenger ferry capsized in rough seas sunday morning.

noun

A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.

Usage examples:

I intend to make an official complaint

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

verb

To cause someone to feel uncertain or unclear, or to make something difficult to understand

Usage examples:

You’re confusing me – please repeat the directions more slowly., you’re confusing me with my sister…

noun

A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

Usage examples:

He was overthrown in an army coup

verb

Make untidy or disordered.

Usage examples:

Had any of the statues been removed or disarranged?

verb

To make something untidy

verb

Disturb or agitate (someone).

Usage examples:

Nothing could discompose her

adjective

Disturbed or agitated.

Usage examples:

She looked a little discomposed as she spoke

verb

Disturb or agitate (someone).

Usage examples:

Nothing could discompose her

noun

The state or feeling of being disturbed or agitated; agitation.

Usage examples:

She laughed to mask her discomposure

verb

Disturb the composure of; unsettle.

Usage examples:

The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her

verb

To make someone feel suddenly uncertain or worried

Usage examples:

He was disconcerted by all the attention he was getting., so this deliberate lack of interest in no…

adjective

Unsettled or confused.

Usage examples:

Keith looked momentarily disconcerted

verb

Disturb the composure of; unsettle.

Usage examples:

The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her

verb

Refuse to approve of.

Usage examples:

The best solution to alcohol abuse is a healthy family life where alcohol consumption is discounten…

verb

Refuse to approve of.

Usage examples:

The best solution to alcohol abuse is a healthy family life where alcohol consumption is discounten…

noun

A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.

Usage examples:

Bacterial meningitis is quite a rare disease

noun

A condition of a person, animal, or plant in which its body or structure is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does; an illness

Usage examples:

[ c ] mumps is an infectious disease., [ u ] he suffers from heart disease., [ u ] hundreds of thou…

noun

Concern and distress caused by something unexpected.

Usage examples:

To his dismay, she left him

verb

Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.

Usage examples:

They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy

noun

A feeling of shock and unhappiness

Usage examples:

She discovered, to her dismay, that she had locked her keys inside her car., they enjoyed the meal …

verb

Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.

Usage examples:

They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy

noun

Concern and distress caused by something unexpected.

Usage examples:

to his dismay, she left him

adjective

Feeling unhappy and disappointed

Usage examples:

I was dismayed to discover that he'd lied., she was utterly dismayed by the tone of the letter.

noun

A state of confusion.

Usage examples:

The world 's currency markets were in disorder

verb

Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.

Usage examples:

They are disordering the political landscape

noun

A state in which objects or conditions are in no particular order; lack of system or planned organization

Usage examples:

The room was in such disorder that she couldn’t find anything., [ c ] a mental/physical disorder, […

adjective

Not neatly arranged; confused and untidy.

Usage examples:

She went to comb her disordered hair

verb

Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.

Usage examples:

They are disordering the political landscape

adjective

Not normal, in a way that is unhealthy

Usage examples:

Disordered thinking/eating, she has been diagnosed as "mentally disordered.", the photograph shows …

verb

Disrupt the systematic order or functioning of.

Usage examples:

If you take too much time completing a task, you will disorganize everything

noun

A feeling of worry or unease.

Usage examples:

Public disquiet about animal testing

verb

Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

Usage examples:

World leaders are surely disquieted by the prospect of a global economic meltdown

noun

Worry

Usage examples:

The leader's decline in popularity is causing disquiet among supporters.

verb

Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

Usage examples:

World leaders are surely disquieted by the prospect of a global economic meltdown

noun

A feeling of worry or unease.

Usage examples:

Public disquiet about animal testing

verb

Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

Usage examples:

Flooding disrupted rail services

verb

To prevent something, esp. a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Usage examples:

A heavy fall of snow disrupted traffic during the rush hour., [ c ] strikes threaten more disruptio…

verb

To prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Usage examples:

Meetings with her lawyers did not disrupt the schedule., commerce could be disrupted in a cyberterr…

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

Usage examples:

Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

adjective

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I was distressed at the news of his death

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Distressed debts, etc. are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts

Usage examples:

The texas-based firm buys distressed assets from financial institutions and liquidates them at a pr…

verb

Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.

Usage examples:

Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much

verb

To cause someone to stop what the person is doing, or to interrupt an activity

Usage examples:

Please don’t disturb jimmy – he’s trying to do his homework., this year’s election campaign has dis…

verb

To interrupt what someone is doing

Usage examples:

Please don't disturb your sister - she's trying to do her homework., i'm sorry to disturb you so la…

noun

The interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.

Usage examples:

A helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents

noun

Something that interrupts you, esp. something loud or causing trouble

Usage examples:

You must take care of yourself and avoid upsetting disturbances., the disturbance became a typhoon …

adjective

Having had the normal pattern or functioning disrupted.

Usage examples:

Disturbed sleep

verb

Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.

Usage examples:

Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much

adjective

So mentally confused or ill that special treatment is necessary

Usage examples:

He wrote a book on the treatment of emotionally disturbed children.

noun

A beating; a thrashing.

Usage examples:

I'll give the scoundrels a drubbing if i can!

verb

Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.

Usage examples:

He was drubbed with tiresome regularity by his classmates

noun

A beating or bad defeat, esp. in a sports competition

noun

An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.

Usage examples:

The new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering

noun

An act that shows skill, strength, or bravery

Usage examples:

A feat of unusual strength, getting the house painted was quite a feat.

noun

Something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

Usage examples:

Feat of the eiffel tower is a remarkable feat of engineering., she performed remarkable feats of or…

verb

Make (someone) agitated or confused.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do or say to fluster bernie

noun

An agitated or confused state.

Usage examples:

The main thing is not to get all in a fluster

verb

To make someone nervous or upset, esp. when the person is trying to do something

Usage examples:

Don’t let that new tax form fluster you – it’s not as bad as it looks., if i look flustered it’s be…

adjective

Agitated or confused.

Usage examples:

A flustered commuter

verb

Make (someone) agitated or confused.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do or say to fluster bernie

adjective

Upset and confused

Usage examples:

She seemed a little flustered., if i look flustered it's because i'm trying to do so many things at…

noun

A sudden intense feeling of fear.

Usage examples:

I jumped up in fright

verb

Frighten.

Usage examples:

Come, be comforted, he shan't fright you

noun

The feeling of fear, esp. if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear which happens suddenly

Usage examples:

[ u ] when the rescue team reached him, he was shaking with fright., [ c usually sing ] you gave he…

verb

Make (someone) afraid or anxious.

Usage examples:

The savagery of his thoughts frightened him

verb

To make someone feel fear

Usage examples:

Be quiet or you’ll frighten the deer., she was too frightened to enter the room alone.

noun

With capital initial. a native or inhabitant of egypt; especially an egyptian soldier.

adjective

(and not in north american use). of an organ or part of the body: affected by injury or disease; troublesome; painful. of a person: affected by nausea or diarrhoea; unwell.

abbreviation

Grain(s).

abbreviation

Greece (international vehicle registration).

noun

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

noun

The action or sound of hammering something.

Usage examples:

I walked up the stairs in the balcony, hearing my own footsteps which sounded like someone hammering.

verb

Hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object.

Usage examples:

He hammered the tack in

noun

To decrease suddenly and by a large amount in price or value

Usage examples:

Profits will take a hammering when cheap copycat products come on to the market.

noun

Aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Usage examples:

They face daily harassment and assault on the streets

noun

Behavior that annoys or troubles someone

Usage examples:

Complaints of sexual harassment (= offensive sexual suggestions or actions) in the workplace have i…

noun

Illegal behaviour towards a person that causes mental or emotional suffering, which includes repeated unwanted contacts without a reasonable purpose, insults, threats, touching, or offensive language

Usage examples:

The company investigated claims of workplace harassment and racial discrimination., victims of hara…

noun

An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.

Usage examples:

I spent my summer holidays on a farm

verb

A short period during which the payment of instalments, tax, etc. may be suspended.

Usage examples:

A pension holiday

noun

A day for celebration when many people are allowed to stay away from work or school

Usage examples:

A national holiday

verb

Cause pain or injury to.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective

Physically injured.

Usage examples:

He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun

Physical injury; harm.

Usage examples:

Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

adjective

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell.

Usage examples:

He was taken ill with food poisoning

adverb

Badly, wrongly, or imperfectly.

Usage examples:

The street is dominated by ill-lit shops

noun

A problem or misfortune.

Usage examples:

A lengthy work on the ills of society

noun

A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.

Usage examples:

He died after a long illness

noun

A condition in which the body or mind is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does; a disease or sickness

Usage examples:

[ u ] mental illness, [ c ] he died at home after a long illness.

noun

The state or fact of being troublesome or difficult with regard to one's personal requirements or comfort.

Usage examples:

The inconvenience of having to change trains

verb

Cause trouble or difficulty to.

Usage examples:

Noise and fumes from traffic would inconvenience residents

noun

Something that causes trouble or difficulty and is annoying but not serious, or the condition of being in such an annoying situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] changing planes was an inconvenience, but there were no direct flights., the postal strike in…

verb

Cause trouble or difficulty to.

Usage examples:

Noise and fumes from traffic would inconvenience residents

noun

The state or fact of being troublesome or difficult with regard to one's personal requirements or comfort.

Usage examples:

The inconvenience of having to change trains

noun

Mild illness.

Usage examples:

She was chiefly confined by indisposition to her bedroom

noun

The fact that someone is unable to do something because they are ill or not willing

Usage examples:

An indisposition to cooperate

noun

Physical or mental weakness.

Usage examples:

Old age and infirmity come to men and women alike

noun

(a) physical or mental weakness

noun

The state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry.

Usage examples:

Much to my irritation, chris fell asleep

noun

An untidy collection or pile of things.

Usage examples:

The books were in a chaotic jumble

verb

Mix up in a confused or untidy way.

Usage examples:

A drawer full of letters jumbled together

noun

A confused mixture or mass of things

Usage examples:

A jumble of papers on the desk, the events of the last few weeks are all jumbled up in my mind.

noun

An illness or disease, especially one that is not serious

Usage examples:

He's got the dreaded lurgy.

noun

A disease or ailment.

Usage examples:

An incurable malady

noun

A disease, or a problem in the way something works

Usage examples:

She’s suffering from a variety of maladies, including dizziness, weakness, and headaches.

verb

Overturn.

Usage examples:

He overset the primus stove while cooking his supper

verb

Tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down.

Usage examples:

The crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire

noun

An act of overturning something.

Usage examples:

For the most part the only people who actually bothered to look at the registration rolls and allow…

verb

To turn over, or to cause something to turn over

Usage examples:

[ i ] the truck overturned, spilling its cargo., [ t ] the court of appeals overturned her convicti…

verb

Make (someone) anxious or unsettled.

Usage examples:

They were perturbed by her capricious behaviour

noun

Anxiety; mental uneasiness.

Usage examples:

She sensed her friend's perturbation

adjective

Feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.

Usage examples:

She didn't seem perturbed about the noises around her

verb

Make (someone) anxious or unsettled.

Usage examples:

They were perturbed by her capricious behaviour

adjective

Worried or troubled

Usage examples:

Ms. mccurdy was too perturbed to pay attention.

adverb

In a way that is unsatisfactory or inadequate.

Usage examples:

Schools that were performing poorly

adjective

Unwell.

Usage examples:

She looked poorly

adverb

Not well

Usage examples:

A business as poorly managed as that one doesn't deserve to succeed., he says he's feeling poorly a…

adjective

Nauseous; feeling sick.

Usage examples:

In the morning he was still pale and queasy

adjective

Feeling as if you are going to vomit

Usage examples:

I’m a little queasy this morning.

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

Usage examples:

The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

Usage examples:

In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

Usage examples:

You routed each plank all along its length

verb

Disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.

Usage examples:

The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair

noun

A strip of lace or other material, gathered along one edge to make an ornamental frill on a garment or other piece of fabric.

Usage examples:

The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps.

verb

To make someone upset or nervous or reduce someone’s confidence

Usage examples:

[ t ] it ruffled her composure, and she did not know how to respond., a sudden, strong breeze ruffl…

adjective

(of a person's hair) disarranged.

Usage examples:

He ran a hand through his ruffled hair

verb

Disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.

Usage examples:

The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair

adjective

Upset

Usage examples:

We spent a lot of time soothing the author’s ruffled feelings., a blouse with a ruffled neck

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

adjective

Affected by physical or mental illness.

Usage examples:

Nursing very sick children

noun

Vomit.

Usage examples:

She was busy wiping sick from the carpet

verb

Excellent.

noun

The state of being ill.

Usage examples:

She was absent through sickness

verb

(of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling.

Usage examples:

Water slopped over the edge of the sink

noun

Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand.

Usage examples:

Sink slops

noun

A workman's loose outer garment.

verb

(of liquid in a container) move irregularly with a splashing sound.

Usage examples:

Water in the boat sloshed about under our feet

noun

An act or sound of splashing.

Usage examples:

The distant slosh of the washing machine in the basement

verb

(of a liquid) to hit against the inside of a container, or to cause liquid to move around in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] water sloshed over the sides of the pool as the children jumped in., [ t ] john sloshed juice…

verb

Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally.

Usage examples:

You'll spill that tea if you're not careful

noun

A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt.

Usage examples:

Wipe up spills immediately

noun

A thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, pipe, etc.

noun

An act of physically beating someone; a beating.

Usage examples:

A sound thrashing might teach the individual to refrain from complaining

verb

Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.

Usage examples:

She thrashed him across the head and shoulders

noun

An occasion when someone hits a person or animal hard many times as a punishment

Usage examples:

At that time the thrashing of servants was legal., he was discovered to have stolen the money and g…

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

Usage examples:

Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air

collocation

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

Discard something as unwanted.

Usage examples:

I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb

(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.

Usage examples:

The charges were thrown out by the magistrate

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

Usage examples:

She toppled over when i touched her

verb

Present participle of topple

Usage examples:

The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds., the tree toppled and fell., the churc…

verb

To (cause to) lose balance and fall down

Usage examples:

The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds., the tree toppled and fell.

noun

Severe physical or mental suffering.

Usage examples:

Their deaths have left both families in torment

verb

Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.

Usage examples:

He was tormented by jealousy

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain

Usage examples:

[ u ] after three days of torment, she went to a dentist., [ c ] that child acts like it’s a tormen…

noun

Difficulty or problems.

Usage examples:

I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

Usage examples:

[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

adjective

Beset by problems or difficulties.

Usage examples:

His troubled private life

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

adjective

Having problems or difficulties

Usage examples:

Peace has finally come to this troubled region after many years., the children were not troubled wh…

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

Usage examples:

Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

noun

A serious defeat

Usage examples:

The party's trouncing in the last election, major changes are expected in the team following their …

verb

Make (someone) lose courage or confidence.

Usage examples:

The journey over the bridge had unnerved me

verb

To make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened

Usage examples:

The long silence unnerved him., it’s the way that he stares that i find so unnerving.

verb

To make someone feel nervous or less confident

Usage examples:

Talk of an economic slowdown has so far failed to unnerve american markets., be unnerved by sth inv…

verb

Make (someone) lose courage or confidence.

Usage examples:

The journey over the bridge had unnerved me

verb

Past simple and past participle of unnerve

Usage examples:

I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people.

verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets

verb

To make someone feel anxious or slightly worried

Usage examples:

Even the most experienced batsmen were unsettled by the speed of this bowler., the legislation does…

adjective

Lacking order or stability.

Usage examples:

An unsettled childhood

verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets

adjective

Tending to change suddenly; not having a regular pattern

Usage examples:

Things are unsettled in the state’s political arena., the forecast is for unsettled weather, with m…

verb

Set or turn (something) on its end or upside down.

Usage examples:

She upended a can of soup over the portions

verb

To push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more

Usage examples:

She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.

noun

The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

Usage examples:

Jenna bit her lip in vexation

noun

Worry or anger

Usage examples:

After several unsuccessful attempts to start his car, he swore in vexation.

noun

A person who is not white.

noun

An illness or infection, typically a minor one.

Usage examples:

A flu wog struck

noun

An extremely offensive word for someone who does not have white skin

adjective

Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

Michelle knew that her friends were very worried about her

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He worried about his soldier sons in the war

adjective

Anxious because you're thinking about problems or other unpleasant things that are happening or may happen

Usage examples:

We were very worried when he did not answer his phone., she had a worried look on her face.

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He worried about his soldier sons in the war

noun

The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He's demented with worry

verb

To think about problems or unpleasant things that make you anxious, or to make someone feel anxious

Usage examples:

[ i ] if you get a monthly train ticket, you won’t have to worry about buying a ticket every day., …