What does worried mean?

Definitions for worried
ˈwɜr id, ˈwʌr-wor·ried

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

    "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"

  2. apprehensive, worriedadjective

    mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

    "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"

Wiktionary

  1. worriedadjective

    Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

    She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

ChatGPT

  1. worried

    Worried is an adjective that describes a state of feeling uneasy, anxious, or concerned about something that may cause distress, uncertainty, or negative outcomes. It involves being preoccupied with potential problems or future uncertainties, often resulting in mental or emotional distress.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Worried

    of Worry

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'worried' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3005

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'worried' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1315

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'worried' in Adjectives Frequency: #360

Anagrams for worried »

  1. rowdier

  2. wordier

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of worried in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of worried in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of worried in a Sentence

  1. Michael Reynal:

    We were cautiously constructive( in March), worried about the political process, but hoping that it would move forward, and indeed we've stumbled forward on the right path.

  2. Colin Cieszynski:

    We are getting some defensive capital flows again and some of that is going back into gold, with people getting worried about economies in China and Japan and even in Europe.

  3. Mark Zandi:

    People are going to be buying less of everything. The stock market is down and wiping out people's nest eggs, they're worried' Am I going to get sick ? Are my parents going to get sick ?' That's a prescription for people going into the bunker and for job losses.

  4. Adam Schiff what that means:

    If the President is worried about National Security Council hiring any former administration people, maybe he should work on being a better employer.

  5. Nick Kelton:

    Was a little worried because they were going to come with their guns drawn on us.

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