Worried Definition & Meaning

worried
adjective
  1. 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. 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"

Synonyms for worried

distressed adj

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice

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disturbed adj

having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk

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troubled adj

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas

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upset adj

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything

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"Worried" in song lyrics

See how worried is used in real songs:

  • "Never hurry, bullets flurry, got my own mother worried"
    Children of the Corn (Killah Cam'Ron, Bloodshed) — Biscuits and Bangers
  • "I'm so glad I got my own I aint worried"
    Da Entourage — Bunny Hop
  • "But I never look worried"
    DM & Jemini — Ghetto Pop Life

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What does worried mean?
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" 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"
What part of speech is worried?
Worried is an adjective.
How many definitions does worried have?
Worried has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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