unworried

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈwɜrid/ UK /ʌnˈwʌrid/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
free from worry or anxiety; untroubled

She seemed perfectly unworried by the looming deadline.

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Synonyms

1 adj · free from worry or anxiety;... untroubled calm relaxed carefree serene unconcernedat ease

Opposites

worried anxious troubled concerned

Word family

Related forms worry

Etymology

From un- ('not') plus worried, from worry, from Old English wyrgan ('to strangle, harm'), from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną.

un- Old English wyrgan Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unworried

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈwɜrid/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈwʌrid/

## Meanings
1. free from worry or anxiety; untroubled

## Examples
- She seemed perfectly unworried by the looming deadline.

## Synonyms
- untroubled
- calm
- relaxed
- carefree
- serene
- unconcerned
- at ease

## Antonyms
- worried
- anxious
- troubled
- concerned

## Related Forms
- worry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: wyrgan

## Etymology
From un- ('not') plus worried, from worry, from Old English wyrgan ('to strangle, harm'), from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną.

## AI Etymology
Unworried comes from un- ('not') plus worried, from worry, from Old English wyrgan ('to strangle, harm'), from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną. In current use it is an adjective meaning "free from worry or anxiety; untroubled". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The prefix un- is negative or privative, marking the absence, denial, or opposite of the base idea. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un- and Old English wyrgan. Related English forms include worry. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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