Worry vs Frustrating - What's the difference?
worry | frustrating |
To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
(transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
To cause concern or anxiety.
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An instance or cause of such a feeling.
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discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
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As verbs the difference between worry and frustrating
is that worry is to seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf while frustrating is .As a noun worry
is a strong feeling of anxiety.As an adjective frustrating is
discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.worry
English
Verb
(en-verb)- Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.
- The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
- Your tone of voice worries me.
- Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine.
Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}
Synonyms
* (trouble mentally) fretNoun
(worries)Derived terms
* worried * worrisomefrustrating
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters).}}