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.
If you're at all worried about his progress, do discuss it with one of his teachers. [+ about]
The unions are worried that at least 100,000 jobs will disappear as a result of privatization.
Synonyms: anxious, concerned, troubled, upset More Synonyms of worried
worriedlyadverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
'You don't have to go, you know,' she said worriedly.
worried in British English
(ˈwʌrɪd)
adjective
feeling uneasy about a situation or thing; anxious
Derived forms
worriedly (ˈworriedly)
adverb
More idioms containing
worried
worried sick
Examples of 'worried' in a sentence
worried
Men who suffer from extreme anxiety are more than twice as likely to die from cancer than those who are less worried.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When you are feeling worried or anxious do you noticeably eat more as a comfort?
Stewart, Dr Alan & Stewart, Maryon The Vitality Diet (1990)
These women are also less worried about what they look like and more likely to eat healthily.
The Sun (2011)
Worried neighbours called police but he had vanished from his seafront pad by the time they arrived.
The Sun (2016)
Or you may just feel worried and uneasy all of the time without knowing why.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
An anxious one will look fretful and worried.
The Sun (2012)
The way her job is structured gives her no time to answer queries from worried parents directly.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He is also feeling worried about his future mortgage payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Did it make me feel less worried?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Both the ill and the worried well are seeking advice.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But many were worried and serious.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their faces look anxious and worried.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His behaviour in class was atrocious, because he was anxious and worried.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Now you're getting me really worried.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I was a bit worried how people would view us but no one commented.
The Sun (2015)
She felt the way she would feel if she was worried and anxious, but what had she tobe anxious about?
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
Is she worried, anxious, unhappy?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
worried
British English: worried /ˈwʌrɪd/ ADJECTIVE
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.
I'm worried about what is going to happen to us.
American English: worried
Arabic: قَلِق
Brazilian Portuguese: preocupado
Chinese: 担忧的
Croatian: zabrinut
Czech: ustaraný
Danish: bekymret
Dutch: bezorgd
European Spanish: preocupado
Finnish: huolestunut
French: inquiet
German: besorgt
Greek: ανήσυχος
Italian: preoccupato
Japanese: 心配している
Korean: 걱정스러운
Norwegian: engstelig
Polish: zmartwiony
European Portuguese: preocupado
Romanian: îngrijorat
Russian: озабоченный
Latin American Spanish: preocupado
Swedish: orolig
Thai: เป็นห่วงกังวล
Turkish: endişeli
Ukrainian: схвильований
Vietnamese: lo lắng
All related terms of 'worried'
worry
If you worry , you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen .
worried sick
If you say that you are worried sick , you are emphasizing that you are extremely worried.
worried well
→ the worried well
worried relative
Your relatives are the members of your family.
the worried well
people who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to
Chinese translation of 'worried'
worried
(ˈwʌrɪd)
adj
闷(悶)闷(悶)不乐(樂)的 (mènmèn bù lè de)
to be worried about sth/sb担(擔)心某事/某人 (dānxīn mǒushì/mǒurén)
to be worried that ... 担(擔)心 ... (dānxīn ... )
worry
(ˈwʌrɪ)
n
(u) (= feeling of anxiety) 忧(憂)虑(慮) (yōulǜ)
(c) (= cause of anxiety) 担(擔)心 (dānxīn) (种(種), zhǒng)
vt
使担(擔)心 (shǐ dānxīn)
vi
担(擔)心 (dānxīn)
to worry about or over sth/sb担(擔)心某事/某人 (dānxīn mǒushì/mǒurén)
(adjective)
Definition
concerned and anxious about things that may happen
I'm not worried about the future.
Synonyms
anxious
She admitted she was still anxious about the situation.
concerned
I've been very concerned about the situation.
troubled
She sounded deeply troubled.
upset
She was really upset when her best friend moved halfway across the world.
afraid
I was afraid that nobody would believe me.
bothered
frightened
wired (slang)
nervous
I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night.
disturbed
I was disturbed to find out that the dog was missing.
distressed
I felt distressed about my problem.
tense
He had been very tense, but he finally relaxed.
distracted
uneasy
He looked uneasy and refused to answer questions.
fearful
I had often been very fearful and isolated.
tormented
distraught
Her parents were distraught until they heard the good news.
apprehensive
People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
perturbed
He was not perturbed at the prospect of a police officer coming to call.
on edge
Ever since their arrival she had felt on edge.
ill at ease
He seemed ill at ease in my company.
overwrought
When I'm feeling overwrought, I try to take some time out to relax.
fretful
hot and bothered
unquiet
antsy (informal)
Opposites
quiet
,
calm
,
peaceful
,
fearless
,
tranquil
,
unconcerned
,
unfazed (informal)
,
unafraid
,
unworried
Additional synonyms
in the sense of afraid
Definition
feeling fear or apprehension
I was afraid that nobody would believe me.
Synonyms
anxious,
concerned,
worried,
troubled,
bothered,
nervous,
disturbed,
tense,
fearful,
apprehensive,
perturbed,
on edge,
overwrought,
fretful
in the sense of apprehensive
Definition
fearful or anxious about the future
People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
Synonyms
anxious,
concerned,
worried,
afraid,
alarmed,
nervous,
suspicious,
doubtful,
uneasy,
fearful,
disquieted,
foreboding,
twitchy (informal),
mistrustful,
antsy (informal)
in the sense of concerned
Definition
worried or anxious
I've been very concerned about the situation.
Synonyms
worried,
troubled,
exercised,
upset,
bothered,
disturbed,
anxious,
distressed,
uneasy
Synonyms of 'worried'
worried
Explore 'worried' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of distraught
Definition
upset or agitated
Her parents were distraught until they heard the good news.
Synonyms
frantic,
wild,
desperate,
mad,
anxious,
distressed,
raving,
distracted,
hysterical,
worked-up,
agitated,
crazed,
overwrought,
out of your mind,
at the end of your tether,
wrought-up,
beside yourself
in the sense of distressed
Definition
much troubled
I felt distressed about my problem.
Synonyms
upset,
worried,
troubled,
anxious,
distracted,
tormented,
distraught,
afflicted,
agitated,
saddened,
wretched
in the sense of disturbed
Definition
emotionally upset, troubled, or maladjusted
I was disturbed to find out that the dog was missing.
Synonyms
worried,
concerned,
troubled,
upset,
bothered,
nervous,
anxious,
uneasy,
agitated,
disquieted,
apprehensive,
antsy (informal),
angsty (informal)
in the sense of fearful
Definition
afraid and full of fear
I had often been very fearful and isolated.
Synonyms
timid,
afraid,
frightened,
scared,
alarmed,
wired (slang),
nervous,
anxious,
shrinking,
tense,
intimidated,
uneasy,
hesitant,
apprehensive,
jittery (informal),
panicky,
nervy (British, informal),
diffident,
jumpy,
timorous (literary),
pusillanimous (formal),
faint-hearted
in the sense of ill at ease
Definition
unable to relax
He seemed ill at ease in my company.
Synonyms
uncomfortable,
nervous,
tense,
strange,
wired (slang),
disturbed,
anxious,
awkward,
uneasy,
unsettled,
faltering,
unsure,
restless,
out of place,
self-conscious,
hesitant,
disquieted,
edgy,
on edge,
twitchy (informal),
on tenterhooks,
fidgety,
unquiet,
like a fish out of water,
antsy (informal),
unrelaxed,
on pins and needles (informal)
in the sense of nervous
Definition
apprehensive or worried
I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night.
Synonyms
apprehensive,
anxious,
uneasy,
edgy,
worried,
wired (slang),
tense,
fearful,
shaky,
hysterical,
agitated,
ruffled,
timid,
hyper (informal),
jittery (informal),
uptight (informal),
flustered,
on edge,
excitable,
nervy (British, informal),
jumpy,
twitchy (informal),
fidgety,
timorous (literary),
highly strung,
antsy (informal),
toey (Australian, slang),
hesitant,
adrenalized
in the sense of on edge
Definition
nervous and irritable
Ever since their arrival she had felt on edge.
Synonyms
tense,
excited,
wired (slang),
nervous,
eager,
impatient,
irritable,
apprehensive,
edgy,
uptight (informal),
ill at ease,
twitchy (informal),
tetchy,
on tenterhooks,
keyed up,
antsy (informal),
adrenalized
in the sense of overwrought
Definition
tense, nervous, and agitated
When I'm feeling overwrought, I try to take some time out to relax.
Synonyms
distraught,
upset,
excited,
desperate,
wired (slang),
anxious,
distressed,
tense,
distracted,
frantic,
in a state,
hysterical,
wound up (informal),
worked up (informal),
agitated,
uptight (informal),
on edge,
strung out (informal),
out of your mind,
keyed up,
overexcited,
in a tizzy (informal),
at the end of your tether,
wrought-up,
beside yourself,
in a twitter (informal),
tooshie (Australian, slang),
adrenalized
in the sense of perturbed
He was not perturbed at the prospect of a police officer coming to call.
Synonyms
disturbed,
worried,
troubled,
shaken,
upset,
alarmed,
nervous,
anxious,
uncomfortable,
uneasy,
fearful,
restless,
flurried,
agitated,
disconcerted,
disquieted,
flustered,
ill at ease,
antsy (informal)
in the sense of tense
Definition
having, showing, or causing mental or emotional strain
He had been very tense, but he finally relaxed.
Synonyms
nervous,
wound up (informal),
edgy,
strained,
wired (slang),
anxious,
under pressure,
restless,
apprehensive,
jittery (informal),
uptight (informal),
on edge,
jumpy,
twitchy (informal),
overwrought,
strung up (informal),
on tenterhooks,
fidgety,
keyed up,
antsy (informal),
wrought up,
adrenalized
Additional synonyms
in the sense of troubled
She sounded deeply troubled.
Synonyms
anxious,
concerned,
worried,
upset,
bothered,
disturbed,
distressed,
dismayed,
uneasy,
unsettled,
agitated,
disconcerted,
apprehensive,
perturbed,
ill at ease,
discomposed
in the sense of uneasy
Definition
(of a person) anxious or apprehensive
He looked uneasy and refused to answer questions.
Synonyms
anxious,
worried,
troubled,
upset,
wired (slang),
nervous,
disturbed,
uncomfortable,
unsettled,
impatient,
restless,
agitated,
apprehensive,
edgy,
jittery (informal),
perturbed,
on edge,
ill at ease,
restive,
twitchy (informal),
like a fish out of water,
antsy (informal),
discomposed
in the sense of upset
Definition
emotionally or physically disturbed or distressed
She was really upset when her best friend moved halfway across the world.