worriedadjective
uk/ˈwʌr.id/us/ˈwɝː.id/A2 unhappy because you are thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might happen:
She was sitting behind her desk with a worried expression/look on her face.
They don't seem particularly worried about the situation.
You had me worried (= you made me feel anxious) back there - I thought for a second that you wouldn't be able to stop in time.
He was worried sick (= extremely worried) when he heard that there had been an accident.
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- Investors were seriously worried when the stock market began to crash.
- We were flooded with calls from worried parents.
- I'm worried about David.
- I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back.
- Despite his public support, privately he was worried.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- -racked
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter
- agitate
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- demented
- dread
- fuss
- get in a sweat idiom
- grim
- harassed
- haunted
- prey on sb's mind idiom
- prey on sth
- rattled
- rest easy idiom
- restive
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worriedly
adverb uk/ˈwʌr.id.li/us/ˈwɝː.id.li/
He looked back worriedly over his shoulder.