Definition of worried in English:

worried

adjective ˈwʌrɪdˈwərid

Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.
Michelle knew that her friends were very worried about her
there was a worried frown on his face
he is worried that we are not sustaining high employment
Example sentencesExamples
- Many children are also worried about their younger brothers and sisters and want to protect them.
- Robyn didn't show up, which had me a bit worried the whole time (I later learned she fell asleep).
- I'm starting to get a little worried about the enormity of the task ahead and the amount of change the next couple of months will bring.
- "He was worried about whether somebody from another site could control his equipment remotely," says Cupps.
- For years, Shaw spent his days spraying termites with pesticides and his nights in worried sleep.
- When you are upset or worried, you can draw something and it seems to just flush all your ill feelings away.
- We all sat silently, looking worried and tense.
- Should we be worried?
- When he still wasn't home by 1:00 AM on a week-night when he was usually home by 9:00 PM, I got so worried I called a police precinct.
- So many in my district are worried about why the poverty numbers are rising.
- But we weren't worried about getting bored; there were a number of people we still hadn't talked to.
- Unfortunately, because I was so worried that my art work would not be good enough, I wasn't really concerned about what I was supposed to be learning.
- She's really worried about you.
- We're worried about the outbreak of disease.
- Think of the last thing that made you feel bad, nervous, or worried.
- Don't be overly worried about teen conformity.
- We were a little worried someone would call the fire brigade when we first tested the fog.
- Parents are sometimes worried about their own lack of knowledge of computer technology and embarrassed to admit that their children know more about computers than they do!
- I had this gnawing, worried feeling in the pit of my stomach, wondering if any farmers would show up.
Synonyms
anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress
distracted, apprehensive, fearful, afraid, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, quaking, trembling, shaking in one's shoes, in a cold sweat
informal uptight, a bundle of nerves, on tenterhooks, with butterflies in one's stomach, hassled, jittery, twitchy, in a state, wired, in a stew, in a dither, all of a dither, in a flap, in a sweat, in a tizz/tizzy, all of a lather, het up, in a twitter, rattled
British informal strung up, stressy, windy, having kittens
North American informal antsy, spooky, spooked, squirrelly, in a twit
Australian/New Zealand informal toey
British vulgar slang shitting bricks, bricking oneself
dated overstrung, unquiet

Phrases

the worried well

People who are unnecessarily anxious about their physical or mental health.
doctors increasingly have to deal with the worried well, rather than the genuinely sick
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet like a flock of panic stricken sheep, the pharmacies of the land were besieged by the worried well, spooked into a course of action both unnecessary and completely useless.
- The fears of Britain's "worried well" have helped drive up sales of home kits that diagnose medical problems, research has claimed.
- Most GPs are willing to arrange for similar tests to reassure the "worried well".
- Sounds like a lot of false hope, and a chance for some to make a handsome profit off the worried well.
- Popular accounts of angina have encouraged an epidemic of "atypical chest pain" and thousands of "worried well" consultations.
- The vaccine may have been used on the worried well rather than risk groups.
- Dr Salisbury expressed concern that GPs were wasting vaccine on "the worried well" rather than their target groups.
- Walk-in centers target the worried well seeking reassurance.
- So there you have it: the worried well, facing a situation that isn't too bad but isn't exactly hunky-dory, either.
- Shifting drug spending from the worried well in developed countries to those with treatable disease in poorer nations will benefit the health of everyone.

Derivatives

worriedly

adverbˈwʌrɪdliˈwəridli

In this video, a girl lay sick on the couch and her mother worriedly took her temperature.
Example sentencesExamples
- "I'm sure we left it here," the young man said worriedly, and he and his wife went down on their knees, digging through leaves and moss, searching for their lost fiddle.
- He worriedly glanced down the hall in both directions to make sure no one was watching him.
- Adam looked down, startled to see his little brother's face looking worriedly up at him.
- "Chocolate is bad for dogs," she worriedly added.

Definition of worried in US English:

worried

adjectiveˈwəridˈwərēd

Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.
there was a worried frown on his face
he is worried that we are not sustaining high employment
your mother and I were very worried about you
Example sentencesExamples
- Many children are also worried about their younger brothers and sisters and want to protect them.
- But we weren't worried about getting bored; there were a number of people we still hadn't talked to.
- Don't be overly worried about teen conformity.
- For years, Shaw spent his days spraying termites with pesticides and his nights in worried sleep.
- Unfortunately, because I was so worried that my art work would not be good enough, I wasn't really concerned about what I was supposed to be learning.
- I'm starting to get a little worried about the enormity of the task ahead and the amount of change the next couple of months will bring.
- Should we be worried?
- We were a little worried someone would call the fire brigade when we first tested the fog.
- We all sat silently, looking worried and tense.
- Think of the last thing that made you feel bad, nervous, or worried.
- I had this gnawing, worried feeling in the pit of my stomach, wondering if any farmers would show up.
- So many in my district are worried about why the poverty numbers are rising.
- She's really worried about you.
- "He was worried about whether somebody from another site could control his equipment remotely," says Cupps.
- When you are upset or worried, you can draw something and it seems to just flush all your ill feelings away.
- Robyn didn't show up, which had me a bit worried the whole time (I later learned she fell asleep).
- When he still wasn't home by 1:00 AM on a week-night when he was usually home by 9:00 PM, I got so worried I called a police precinct.
- We're worried about the outbreak of disease.
- Parents are sometimes worried about their own lack of knowledge of computer technology and embarrassed to admit that their children know more about computers than they do!
Synonyms
anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress

Phrases

the worried well

People who are unnecessarily anxious about their physical or mental health.
doctors increasingly have to deal with the worried well, rather than the genuinely sick
Example sentencesExamples
- Most GPs are willing to arrange for similar tests to reassure the "worried well".
- The fears of Britain's "worried well" have helped drive up sales of home kits that diagnose medical problems, research has claimed.
- So there you have it: the worried well, facing a situation that isn't too bad but isn't exactly hunky-dory, either.
- Walk-in centers target the worried well seeking reassurance.
- Sounds like a lot of false hope, and a chance for some to make a handsome profit off the worried well.
- The vaccine may have been used on the worried well rather than risk groups.
- Shifting drug spending from the worried well in developed countries to those with treatable disease in poorer nations will benefit the health of everyone.
- Dr Salisbury expressed concern that GPs were wasting vaccine on "the worried well" rather than their target groups.
- Yet like a flock of panic stricken sheep, the pharmacies of the land were besieged by the worried well, spooked into a course of action both unnecessary and completely useless.
- Popular accounts of angina have encouraged an epidemic of "atypical chest pain" and thousands of "worried well" consultations.

单词	worried
释义	Definition of worried in English: worried adjective ˈwʌrɪdˈwərid Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. Michelle knew that her friends were very worried about her there was a worried frown on his face he is worried that we are not sustaining high employment Example sentencesExamples Many children are also worried about their younger brothers and sisters and want to protect them. Robyn didn't show up, which had me a bit worried the whole time (I later learned she fell asleep). I'm starting to get a little worried about the enormity of the task ahead and the amount of change the next couple of months will bring. "He was worried about whether somebody from another site could control his equipment remotely," says Cupps. For years, Shaw spent his days spraying termites with pesticides and his nights in worried sleep. When you are upset or worried, you can draw something and it seems to just flush all your ill feelings away. We all sat silently, looking worried and tense. Should we be worried? When he still wasn't home by 1:00 AM on a week-night when he was usually home by 9:00 PM, I got so worried I called a police precinct. So many in my district are worried about why the poverty numbers are rising. But we weren't worried about getting bored; there were a number of people we still hadn't talked to. Unfortunately, because I was so worried that my art work would not be good enough, I wasn't really concerned about what I was supposed to be learning. She's really worried about you. We're worried about the outbreak of disease. Think of the last thing that made you feel bad, nervous, or worried. Don't be overly worried about teen conformity. We were a little worried someone would call the fire brigade when we first tested the fog. Parents are sometimes worried about their own lack of knowledge of computer technology and embarrassed to admit that their children know more about computers than they do! I had this gnawing, worried feeling in the pit of my stomach, wondering if any farmers would show up. Synonyms anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress distracted, apprehensive, fearful, afraid, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, quaking, trembling, shaking in one's shoes, in a cold sweat informal uptight, a bundle of nerves, on tenterhooks, with butterflies in one's stomach, hassled, jittery, twitchy, in a state, wired, in a stew, in a dither, all of a dither, in a flap, in a sweat, in a tizz/tizzy, all of a lather, het up, in a twitter, rattled British informal strung up, stressy, windy, having kittens North American informal antsy, spooky, spooked, squirrelly, in a twit Australian/New Zealand informal toey British vulgar slang shitting bricks, bricking oneself dated overstrung, unquiet Phrases the worried well People who are unnecessarily anxious about their physical or mental health. doctors increasingly have to deal with the worried well, rather than the genuinely sick Example sentencesExamples Yet like a flock of panic stricken sheep, the pharmacies of the land were besieged by the worried well, spooked into a course of action both unnecessary and completely useless. The fears of Britain's "worried well" have helped drive up sales of home kits that diagnose medical problems, research has claimed. Most GPs are willing to arrange for similar tests to reassure the "worried well". Sounds like a lot of false hope, and a chance for some to make a handsome profit off the worried well. Popular accounts of angina have encouraged an epidemic of "atypical chest pain" and thousands of "worried well" consultations. The vaccine may have been used on the worried well rather than risk groups. Dr Salisbury expressed concern that GPs were wasting vaccine on "the worried well" rather than their target groups. Walk-in centers target the worried well seeking reassurance. So there you have it: the worried well, facing a situation that isn't too bad but isn't exactly hunky-dory, either. Shifting drug spending from the worried well in developed countries to those with treatable disease in poorer nations will benefit the health of everyone. Derivatives worriedly adverbˈwʌrɪdliˈwəridli In this video, a girl lay sick on the couch and her mother worriedly took her temperature. Example sentencesExamples "I'm sure we left it here," the young man said worriedly, and he and his wife went down on their knees, digging through leaves and moss, searching for their lost fiddle. He worriedly glanced down the hall in both directions to make sure no one was watching him. Adam looked down, startled to see his little brother's face looking worriedly up at him. "Chocolate is bad for dogs," she worriedly added. adj.1 phr. Definition of worried in US English: worried adjectiveˈwəridˈwərēd Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. there was a worried frown on his face he is worried that we are not sustaining high employment your mother and I were very worried about you Example sentencesExamples Many children are also worried about their younger brothers and sisters and want to protect them. But we weren't worried about getting bored; there were a number of people we still hadn't talked to. Don't be overly worried about teen conformity. For years, Shaw spent his days spraying termites with pesticides and his nights in worried sleep. Unfortunately, because I was so worried that my art work would not be good enough, I wasn't really concerned about what I was supposed to be learning. I'm starting to get a little worried about the enormity of the task ahead and the amount of change the next couple of months will bring. Should we be worried? We were a little worried someone would call the fire brigade when we first tested the fog. We all sat silently, looking worried and tense. Think of the last thing that made you feel bad, nervous, or worried. I had this gnawing, worried feeling in the pit of my stomach, wondering if any farmers would show up. So many in my district are worried about why the poverty numbers are rising. She's really worried about you. "He was worried about whether somebody from another site could control his equipment remotely," says Cupps. When you are upset or worried, you can draw something and it seems to just flush all your ill feelings away. Robyn didn't show up, which had me a bit worried the whole time (I later learned she fell asleep). When he still wasn't home by 1:00 AM on a week-night when he was usually home by 9:00 PM, I got so worried I called a police precinct. We're worried about the outbreak of disease. Parents are sometimes worried about their own lack of knowledge of computer technology and embarrassed to admit that their children know more about computers than they do! Synonyms anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress Phrases the worried well People who are unnecessarily anxious about their physical or mental health. doctors increasingly have to deal with the worried well, rather than the genuinely sick Example sentencesExamples Most GPs are willing to arrange for similar tests to reassure the "worried well". The fears of Britain's "worried well" have helped drive up sales of home kits that diagnose medical problems, research has claimed. So there you have it: the worried well, facing a situation that isn't too bad but isn't exactly hunky-dory, either. Walk-in centers target the worried well seeking reassurance. Sounds like a lot of false hope, and a chance for some to make a handsome profit off the worried well. The vaccine may have been used on the worried well rather than risk groups. Shifting drug spending from the worried well in developed countries to those with treatable disease in poorer nations will benefit the health of everyone. Dr Salisbury expressed concern that GPs were wasting vaccine on "the worried well" rather than their target groups. Yet like a flock of panic stricken sheep, the pharmacies of the land were besieged by the worried well, spooked into a course of action both unnecessary and completely useless. Popular accounts of angina have encouraged an epidemic of "atypical chest pain" and thousands of "worried well" consultations. adj.1 phr.
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