Definitions

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  • adjective Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of worry.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
  • adjective mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

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Examples

  • "Of course she was being a worried mum - ­worried that I was cold, that I was depressed - and she was afraid she couldn't help.

    mirror.co.uk - Home 2010

  • Her eyes were dark, her expression worried, and her face familiar.

    Dark Warrior Untamed Alexis Morgan 2010

  • Her eyes were dark, her expression worried, and her face familiar.

    Dark Warrior Untamed Alexis Morgan 2010

  • On the effectiveness side, there's the problem that people have to know they actually need the drug, and we're concerned that the people who actually take these drugs are what we call the worried well, individuals that think they're at risk for heart disease but aren't.

    CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2005 2005

  • Rose jogged after me, her skirt fluttering and her expression worried.

    The Year I Turned Sixteen Diane Schwemm 1998

  • Rose jogged after me, her skirt fluttering and her expression worried.

    The Year I Turned Sixteen Diane Schwemm 1998

  • Yet people like Malek-Wiley remain worried about a unified response from all agencies involved.

    Eco-Justice 2009

  • What will get you worried is when the entire litter goes right in and then some start swimming out into open water!

    Video: Getting a Pup to Take the Plunge 2009

  • What will get you worried is when the entire litter goes right in and then some start swimming out into open water!

    Video: Getting a Pup to Take the Plunge 2009

  • What I am worried is that by not having ANY plates that I would draw attention and therefore get stopped In Mexico by the Police, Military, Federales, etc I might have all the necessary paperwork but it just gives them that excuse.

    Question regarding crossing into Mexico 2009

  • With so much conflicting advice available online, Burrows says it is no surprise that we are seeing a rise in the “worried well” – people with no physical symptoms who are overconcerned about their health.

    The truth about nightshades: four online myths about potatoes, tomatoes and aubergines Lizzie Cernik 2023

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