worried

worried
wor|ried
W3S2 [ˈwʌrid US ˈwə:rid] adj
1.) unhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or about something bad that might happen
▪ You look worried. What's the matter?
worried about
▪ I'm really worried about my brother.
worried by
▪ Local people are worried by the rise in crime.
worried (that)
▪ I was worried we wouldn't have enough money.
▪ Don't look so worried - we'll find him.
▪ By this time, I was really getting worried .
worried expression/look/frown etc
▪ Where have you been? I was worried sick (=extremely worried) !
2.) you had me worried
spoken used to say that someone made you feel anxious because you did not properly understand what they said, or did not realize that it was a joke
▪ You had me worried there for a minute!
>worriedly adv
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WORD FOCUS: worried
similar words: anxious, concerned, apprehensive, uneasy, bothered, preoccupied, stressed (out)
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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