Definitions for worried



Overview of verb worry

The verb worry has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (32) worry

(be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job")

2. (9) worry, care

(be concerned with; "I worry about my grades")

3. (9) worry, vex

(disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep

4. concern, interest, occupy, worry

(be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift")

5. worry

(lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone")

6. worry

(touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads")


Overview of adj worried

The adj worried has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried

(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, worried

(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")

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