: mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen
worried parents
a worried frown
I'm not too worried about the weather.
He was worried sick. [=extremely worried]
But the technological intrusion of prenatal testing leaves expectant parents more worried than reassured.—
Ronni Sandroff
Ronni SandroffThere was an ominous and worried expression on their faces.—Jack London
Jack London… his mother was so worried she sent for the doctor.—E. B. White
E. B. White
worriedly
adverb
"Well, what did you think when you heard the news?" Jimmy asked us worriedly.
—Bobbie Ann Mason
Bobbie Ann Mason
… Roy thought it was from a snakebite, and worriedly glanced around.
—Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Synonyms
Examples of worried in a Sentence
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Lawmakers are increasingly worried that the app could pose national security concerns to the U.S. if the Chinese government were to access data collected by the app.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Astronomers are worried that losing a telescope so crucial to our studies of the high-energy cosmos could set the field back by decades.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
Another finding that Eagle is quite worried about involves the mental health of clergy.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The syndrome explains why its leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, ignored indications that as California emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, its law-abiding residents were becoming increasingly worried about crime.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
James Clapper [former US director of national intelligence] was also worried about this, but so was President Obama.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2024
And perhaps the market is worried that this company can’t deliver on the valuations.
—Filipe Pacheco, Fortune Asia, 23 Apr. 2024
The eaglet’s mother and father were observed to still be in the area where the baby was found, so AWR set about reuniting him with his worried parents.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2024
Whereas social justice activists are calling for the board to decrease the number of armed officers, employees are worried about safety.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Anna Gordon, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Astronomers are worried that losing a telescope so crucial to our studies of the high-energy cosmos could set the field back by decades.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
Another finding that Eagle is quite worried about involves the mental health of clergy.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The syndrome explains why its leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, ignored indications that as California emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, its law-abiding residents were becoming increasingly worried about crime.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
James Clapper [former US director of national intelligence] was also worried about this, but so was President Obama.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2024
And perhaps the market is worried that this company can’t deliver on the valuations.
—Filipe Pacheco, Fortune Asia, 23 Apr. 2024
The eaglet’s mother and father were observed to still be in the area where the baby was found, so AWR set about reuniting him with his worried parents.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2024
Whereas social justice activists are calling for the board to decrease the number of armed officers, employees are worried about safety.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worried. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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