WORRIED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does worried mean? 

• WORRIED (adjective)
  The adjective WORRIED has 2 senses:

1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

2. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

  Familiarity information: WORRIED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORRIED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

Synonyms:

disquieted; distressed; disturbed; upset; worried

Context example:

one last worried check of the sleeping children

Similar:

troubled (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

Synonyms:

apprehensive; worried

Context example:

felt apprehensive about the consequences

Similar:

uneasy (lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance)

 Context examples 

A question about whether an individual is or has been anxious or worried.

(Have You Been Anxious or Worried, NCI Thesaurus)

Through chapter after chapter he is worried by the one event that cometh to all alike.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

If you are worried about possible delays, talk to your baby's health care provider.

(Infant and Newborn Development, NIH)

He knew that it weighed fifteen pounds,—as much as all the rest of the pack,—and it worried him.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I don't want to be worried about such things.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

And, then, too, I knew that I was not like them before, and I knew that it worried you.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

A question about whether an individual feels or felt worried.

(Feel Worry, NCI Thesaurus)

"I don't like your country, although it is so beautiful. And I am sure Aunt Em will be dreadfully worried over my being away so long."

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Feeling worried from time to time is normal.

(Anxiety molecules affect male and female mice differently, NIH)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Is the patient very nervous, worried, or frightened for no apparent reason?

(NPI - Very Nervous, Worried, or Frightened for No Apparent Reason, NCI Thesaurus)