What is the meaning of worried?

verb

  • Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.
    • usage: "I worry about my job"
  • Be concerned with.
    • usage: "I worry about my grades"
  • Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
    • usage: "I cannot sleep-my daughter's health is worrying me"
  • Be on the mind of.
    • usage: "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
  • Lacerate by biting.
    • usage: "the dog worried his bone"
  • Touch or rub constantly.
    • usage: "The old man worried his beads"

adjective

  • Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief.
    • usage: "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
  • Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc.
    • usage: "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
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APAWordNet. (2010). worried. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/worried/definitions/1188447
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