worried

A2
US /ˈwʌɹ.id/ UK /ˈwʌɹ.id/
adj verb Freq #715

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

    She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

  2. 2
    adj

    mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

  3. 3
    adj

    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

  4. 4
    verb

    simple past and past participle of worry

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · mentally upset over... apprehensive
3 adj · afflicted with or marked by... disquieteddistresseddisturbedupset

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