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worried

[ wur-eed, wuhr- ]

adjective

  1. having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious:

    Their worried parents called the police.

  2. indicating, expressing, or attended by worry:

    worried looks.



worried

/ ˈwʌrɪd /

adjective

  1. feeling uneasy about a situation or thing; anxious


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Derived Forms

  • ˈworriedly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • worried·ly adverb
  • un·worried adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of worried1

First recorded in 1550–60; worry + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

In fact, experts in airport security have long worried about this weakness.

Why a 26-year-old with no ties to the 2012 GOP nominee and no campaign experience has them worried.

Before the Maidan revolution, Russian political refugees living in Kiev were worried about their safety.

When Lewis was shipped off to Vietnam, his son was just three months old, and the timing of the assignment worried Lewis.

U.S. spies are worried the long-awaited Senate review will paint targets on their backs.

And if he was worried about Farmer Green's cat, why didn't he dig a hole for himself at once, and get out of harm's way?

This fact worried him considerably, and made him persist in his own mind that the company would accept it.

He is well nourished, but seems to have been worried into a system of small deceptions which the woman magnifies into deadly sins.

Of course there were scores of others after the same charge, but with his old influence he need not have worried.

They mostly wore the placid expression of folks engaged in business affairs instead of the worried look of pleasure-seekers.

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