worried

  • 11worried — [[t]wʌ̱rid, AM wɜ͟ːrid[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n, ADJ that When you are worried, you are unhappy because you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen in the future. He seemed very worried …

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  • 12worried — adjective 1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief (Freq. 7) 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 …

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  • 13Worried — Worry Wor ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worrying}.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in [=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. w[ u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E. wring.]… …

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  • 14worried — worriedly, adv. /werr eed, wur /, adj. 1. having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police. 2. indicating, expressing, or attended by worry: worried looks. [1550 60; WORRY + ED2] * * * …

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  • 15worried — Synonyms and related words: annoyed, anxious, badgered, baited, bedeviled, beset, bothered, bugged, bullyragged, chivied, deviled, distracted, distrait, distressed, dogged, embarrassed, fretted, harassed, harried, haunted, heckled, hectored,… …

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  • 16worried — un·worried; worried; …

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  • 17worried — adjective Father Douglas came to sit with the worried parents Syn: anxious, perturbed, troubled, bothered, concerned, upset, distressed, distraught, disquieted, uneasy, fretful, agitated, nervous, edgy, on edge, tense, overwrought, worked up …

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  • 18worried — wor•ried [[t]ˈwɜr id, ˈwʌr [/t]] adj. 1) having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious 2) indicating, expressing, or attended by worry: worried looks[/ex] • Etymology: 1550–60 wor′ried•ly, adv …

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  • 19worried sick — informal phrase extremely worried Your father and I are worried sick about you. Thesaurus: feeling worried and nervoussynonym Main entry: worried …

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  • 20Worried Life Blues — is a blues song that has become a blues standard originally recorded by Major Big Maceo Merriweather June 24, 1941 (Bluebird B 8827/RCA Victor 20 2133). Big Maceo s Worried Life Blues was in the first batch of songs inducted into the Blues Hall… …

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