worried

UK/ˈwʌɹid/US/ˈwʌɹid/

adjectiveA22 meanings Very common — you will meet it every day · #431 of 15,258mostly spoken

Worried is what your face does when the same bad thought keeps coming back. You are worried about a test result, about a son who has not rung, about money at the end of the month.

It takes about: worried about the exam, worried about him. With a clause it takes that — I am worried that we will miss the train. A worried look, a worried voice, a worried little crowd outside the door: the word describes the outward signs as well as the feeling inside. Worried sick means worried to the point of feeling ill, and it is the everyday way to say the worst of it. Concerned is the calmer, more formal cousin, and anxious is close but wider: anxious can be a permanent state, while worried points at one thing.

Definitions of worried

1adjectiveworriedUnhappy and afraid because you keep thinking about something bad that might happen.A2~98%
“She was worried about the results all week.”
synonyms: concerned, anxious
2adjectiveshowingShowing worry on your face or in your voice.A2~2%
“He gave me a worried look and asked if I was all right.”

Shares are an estimate: a language model read 6 sentences found in the wild and placed 6 of them on a sense — a count of our sample, not a measurement of English.

Also accepted in games: concerned

Phrases it lives in

worried sick — so worried that it makes you feel ill

Practised in Feelings & Character, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 3 of A Man Called Ove.

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worried in the wild

Opponents are also worried about the agencies being paid on a percentage collected because it will encourage the collectors to use pressure tactics to collect the maximum amount.
Privatized tax collection
Rising speeds had led to the races being completed very quickly, and CART officials worried that the fans were not getting their money's worth.
Firestone Indy 225
Smith shot the teens separately 10 minutes apart as they entered the basement where he was, later stating to police he was worried about them being armed.
Murders of Haile Kifer and Nicholas Brady
The phenomenon is also known as worried well syndrome.
Worried well
In the song, Mary Magdalene tries to calm Jesus with an expensive ointment and tells him not to get worried.
Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)

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Definitions of worried

1adjectiveworriedUnhappy and afraid because you keep thinking about something bad that might happen.A2~98%

“She was worried about the results all week.”

synonyms: concerned, anxious

2adjectiveshowingShowing worry on your face or in your voice.A2~2%

“He gave me a worried look and asked if I was all right.”

Shares are an estimate: a language model read 6 sentences found in the wild and placed 6 of them on a sense — a count of our sample, not a measurement of English.

Also accepted in games: concerned