Worries refers to a strong feeling of anxiety. It commonly describes an instance or cause of such a feeling, to be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt, and disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to to harass; to irritate or distress, to seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf, and to touch repeatedly, to fiddle with, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Worries as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Additional shades of meaning include to strangle, which reinforce how the category can stretch across adjacent but still recognizable uses of the same term. Worries therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea.
