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Plural of worry

regular plural

The plural of worry is worries.

Forms of worry

Singularworry /ˈwʌ.ɹi/
Pluralworries /ˈwʌɹ.iz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Worries in a sentence

  • Your tone of voice worries me.
  • That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848
  • He worries that he will not have enough money to pay rent.From the entry worries
  • Sorry if my music's bothering you. — No worries. I really like classical.From the entry no worries
  • Thanks so much for the lift. — No worries, I had to go that way anyway.From the entry no worries

Meaning of worry

  1. verb To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
  2. verb Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
  3. verb To harass; to irritate or distress.

Full definition of worry

Questions about the plural of worry

What is the plural of worry?
The plural of worry is worries.
Is worry countable?
Worry is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: worry (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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