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Definitions for Worried

[1] having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
[2] indicating, expressing, or attended by worry: worried looks.
[3] to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
[4] to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill.
[5] to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague.
[6] to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another.
[7] to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc.
[8] a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.
[9] a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble.
[10] act of worrying.
[11] Fox Hunting . the action of the hounds in tearing to pieces the carcass of a fox.
[12] worry along /through , Informal . to progress or succeed by constant effort, despite difficulty: to worry through an intolerable situation.
[13] feeling uneasy about a situation or thing; anxious
[14] to be or cause to be anxious or uneasy, esp about something uncertain or potentially dangerous
[15] (tr) to disturb the peace of mind of; bother don't worry me with trivialities
[16] (intr; often foll by along or through) to proceed despite difficulties
[17] (intr often foll by away ) to struggle or work to worry away at a problem
[18] (tr) (of a dog, wolf, etc) to lacerate or kill by biting, shaking, etc
[19] (when intr, foll by at ) to bite, tear, or gnaw (at) with the teeth a dog worrying a bone
[20] (tr) to move as specified, esp by repeated pushes they worried the log into the river
[21] (tr) to touch or poke repeatedly and idly
[22] obsolete to choke or cause to choke
[23] not to worry informal you need not worry
[24] a state or feeling of anxiety
[25] a person or thing that causes anxiety
[26] an act of worrying
[27] no worries informal an expression used to express agreement or to convey that something is proceeding or has proceeded satisfactorily; no problem

Words related to Worried

perturbed, distressed, concerned, distracted, upset, bothered, disturbed, tense, frightened, clutched, afraid, apprehensive, distraught, fearful, fretful, nervous, overwrought, solicitous, uneasy, uptight

Words nearby Worried

wormy, worn, worn out, worn to a frazzle, worn-out, worried, worried sick, worried well, worriment, worrisome, worrit

Origin of Worried

ybefore 900; Middle English weryen, werwen, wyrwyn to strangle, bite, harass, Old English wyrgan to strangle; cognate with German würgen

Other words from Worried

wor·ried·ly , adverb
un·wor·ried , adjective
wor·ri·er , noun
wor·ri·less , adjective
wor·ry·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Worried

yOld English wyrgan; related to Old Frisian wergia to kill, Old High German wurgen (German (er ) würgen to strangle), Old Norse virgill, urga rope

Synonyms for Worried

bothered, clutched, concerned, distracted, distressed, disturbed, frightened, perturbed, tense, tormented, upset, afraid, apprehensive, beside oneself, distraught, fearful, fretful, hung up, ill at ease, nervous, on edge, on pins and needles, overwrought, solicitous, uneasy, uptight, worried stiff