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Meaning of 'worried' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Worried [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Worry

Meaning of 'worried' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . worried [ s]
Meaning (1):
- afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
Example in sentence:
  • a worried frown;
  • distressed about her son's leaving home;
  • lapsed into disturbed sleep;
  • one last worried check of the sleeping children;
  • spent many disquieted moments;
  • too upset to say anything;
  • worried parents
Meaning (2):
- mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
Example in sentence:
  • apprehensive about her job;
  • felt apprehensive about the consequences;
  • not used to a city and worried about small things

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