What does worried mean?

Definitions for worried
ˈwɜr id, ˈwʌr-wor·ried

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

    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, worriedadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. worriedadjective

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. worried

    Worried is an adjective that describes a state of feeling uneasy, anxious, or concerned about something that may cause distress, uncertainty, or negative outcomes. It involves being preoccupied with potential problems or future uncertainties, often resulting in mental or emotional distress.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Worried

    of Worry

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'worried' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3005

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'worried' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1315

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'worried' in Adjectives Frequency: #360

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Anagrams for worried »

  1. rowdier

  2. wordier

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of worried in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of worried in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of worried in a Sentence

  1. Robert Menendez:

    There is no reason to rush this to the floor unless you are worried about political points.

  2. Betty Pina:

    I’m worried about everything I’ve ever worked for, i’m not married, I don’t have kids. My career has been my No. 1.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    I think one of the things we hope in the series is that people who are maybe down, or maybe struggling or worried about criticism that they get, will find ways of dealing with it, whether it's from Megan Thee Stallion or from Chelsea and me, gutsy Women.

  4. Chief Executive Officer Vishal Sikka:

    As we look ahead to the future clearly (Brexit) is something that many banks are worried about and so forth, in the near term we don't know how this will play out and so forth. So, given the visibility we lowered our guidance.

  5. Chris Christie:

    Here's the thing: I now know I am definitely going to be the next president, they are worried I will beat their candidate, Hillary Clinton.

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