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Worried

[wur-eed, wuhr-]

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adjective

having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.

indicating, expressing, or attended by worry: worried looks.

Origin:
1550–60; worry + -ed²

Related forms

wor·ried·ly, adverb

un·wor·ried, adjective

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Worried is always a great word to know.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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If you're worried about length, you're probably worried about the wrong things.

Policymakers across the world are worried about its financial structures.

If you're concerned about forecasts of long-term global warming, you might be worried about the wrong thing.

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If you're worried about length, you're probably worried about the wrong things.

Policymakers across the world are worried about its financial structures.

If you're concerned about forecasts of long-term global warming, you might be worried about the wrong thing.

She told her doctor that she worried excessively and that she felt overwhelmed by these thoughts.

The mother worried constantly about their two young children because of the bombings and shootings.

If you're worried about the pinecones and pods from your backyard, however, there are a few ways to get rid of insects.

He laughs a little awkwardly, and it's easy to see why he's worried.

He was far more worried about the rats across the road.

In addition, some conservation groups worried the project was a sign of increasing development in the park.

We see it sharply now that everyone is worried about jobs, fulfilling energy needs and feeding the world.

Worried by the playwright's increasingly unstable state, he also advised a total hiatus from work.

We're worried by these spatters so close to the hives.

The volcano developed a crack in the summit that had some people worried that larger eruptions were in the cards.

We children could hear the adults talking in worried tones of fighting near us, villages attacked.

Also, the article states that fisherman are worried about the ocean heating and killing off the fish.

Both newspapers and the general public were worried they had once again elected a weak, indecisive commander-in-chief.

He felt stifled and he worried he wasn't growing as a photographer.

It's the mosquito-vector part of the equation that has got people worried about malaria and global warming.

Even the investigators were worried about the impact.

She named all her kids after biblical names and said she s not worried about how support them.

But he also secretly dabbled in alchemy, and worried deeply about religious matters.

The characters are worried about conflict between normale humans and mutants.

If you're worried about the security of your home computer while accessing the internet, it's time to set up a firewall.

Although the number of victims is small, the deaths have health officials worried.

But activists are worried that the genetic engineering of animals could endanger biodiversity and delicate ecosystems.

Be worried instead by the paucity of structural reforms.

People who have directly experienced flooding are more likely to be worried about climate change, according to a new study.

Communities worried about the ravages of wildfires are embracing a four-legged solution.

If you're worried about the dirty bomb, one company now claims to have the answer: radiation-proof clothing.

Yet the costs are rising, and many administrators are worried.

But it is also right to be worried about where populism could take politics.

Ephraim worried about who would care for his wife if something were to happen to him.

Small artisan toymakers and those who support their work are worried about their ability to stay.

Many private colleges are worried that, as their states' fiscal situations.

So the continent's rulers presumably ought to be worried by the effects of disastrous.

That's good news for many-celled landlubbers worried about global warming.

Instead he was worried about a bacterium that a routine culture had unexpectedly revealed in the man's urine.

Schmidt had good reason to be worried about the press:.

But few on the trade-show floor looked worried about patents raining on their parade.

But college leaders are even more worried about what comes next.

Many central bankers worried that the recovery would be feeble and fragile.

She and other scientists are worried that the disorder could be a contagious disease.

But some biologists have worried that these burns might threaten ground-nesting birds in the area.

They worried that the number of applicants would dwindle and the number of dropouts would surge.

To his political strategists, worried about re-election, his message was that nation-building should start at home.

She says she's not worried about the war, but about what will happen afterward.

Instead they ignore its existence and leave the already worried and worn out family in the dark searching for answers on our own.

Experts are worried that people are going to take advantage of changeover confusion and produce counterfeit notes.

Medical educators have worried for years that their curricula have not kept up with rapid changes in scientific knowledge.

What people are worried about is what will happen once the economy starts firing more cylinders.

Researchers are particularly worried about the backwash of mud and other debris as the tsunami waves receded.

There's been much hype and speculation, but scientists don't appear to be worried.

To help students worried about taking time out of the work.

And regulators are increasingly worried that chumminess with clients erodes auditors' independence.

Whatever the cause of the emperor's alleged cancer, his enemies need not have worried about a possible return to power.

The issue of saving money has always worried average citizens.

Academe is their first choice, but the faculty job market is challenging and they are worried about finding a position.

Officials have also started to sound more worried about pollution in the reservoir and its tributaries.

Blackbeard didn't seem worried about the upcoming battle.

He and his colleagues were worried that proposed changes to an.

But they were worried enough to protect themselves and their families.

Hospitals have been flooded with worried parents seeking check-ups for their children.

She also worried it would be dangerous for an aircraft to land in the unfavorable polar winter conditions.

We should be worried about too much oxygen instead of too much carbon dioxide.

But they did have one thing in common with their modern relatives: they appear to have worried humans.

The second-biggest maker of cola and the world's largest chain of coffee shops are both worried about how customers perceive.

People living in castles always had to be worried about being attacked.

He recovered and she called me, worried that he swallowed a nail.

Parents are also worried about the resurgence of bullying and suicides among schoolchildren.

The researchers are also worried about what's called genetic doping.

We think he should be a little more worried with, say, keeping his wife and job.

America's central bankers have left no doubt recently that they are more worried about inflation than growth.

To the worried flight controllers the meaning was clear.

Primitive people would probably have worried about using biodegradable.

When every joke about your business mentions featherbedding, you should be worried about outsourcing.

One would be worried about the sustainability of its social fabric.

The audience had not yet heard the news and the police were worried about how they might react to being told by a white man.

More than three quarters of physicians fessed up to practicing more aggressively because they worried about being sued.

Worried party officials say the political cost of his decision will be high.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used without object)

to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.

to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill.

verb (used with object)

to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague.

to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another.

to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc.

noun

a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.

a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble.

act of worrying.

Fox Hunting. the action of the hounds in tearing to pieces the carcass of a fox.

Verb phrase

10.

worry along/through, Informal. to progress or succeed by constant effort, despite difficulty: to worry through an intolerable situation.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English weryen, werwen, wyrwyn to strangle, bite, harass, Old English wyrgan to strangle; cognate with German würgen

Related forms

wor·ri·er, noun

wor·ri·less, adjective

wor·ry·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
3. tease, harry, hector, badger, disquiet. Worry, annoy, harass all mean to disturb or interfere with someone's comfort or peace of mind. To worry is to cause anxiety, apprehension, or care: to worry one's parents. To annoy is to vex or irritate by continued repetition of interferences: to annoy the neighbors. Harass implies long-continued worry and annoyance: Cares of office harass a president. 6. apprehension, solicitude, disquiet, misgiving, fear. See concern.

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World English Dictionary

worried (ˈwʌrɪd)

—*adj*
	feeling uneasy about a situation or thing; anxious

'worriedly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

worry

1804, from worry (v.). Worrisome is first recorded 1845. Worry wart first recorded 1956, from comic strip "Out Our Way" by U.S. cartoonist J.R. Williams (1888-1957). According to those familiar with the strip, Worry Wart was the name of a character who caused others to worry,

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