: mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen
worried parents
a worried frown
I'm not too worried about the weather.
He was worried sick. [=extremely worried]
But the technological intrusion of prenatal testing leaves expectant parents more worried than reassured.—
Ronni Sandroff
Ronni SandroffThere was an ominous and worried expression on their faces.—Jack London
Jack London… his mother was so worried she sent for the doctor.—E. B. White
E. B. White
worriedly
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"Well, what did you think when you heard the news?" Jimmy asked us worriedly.
—Bobbie Ann Mason
Bobbie Ann Mason
… Roy thought it was from a snakebite, and worriedly glanced around.
—Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Examples of worried in a Sentence
the soldier's father had a worried expression as he listened to the news
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Haseebullah also is worried about the Cybertrucks’ surveillance abilities that the public may not be unaware of, and that the fleet might give Tesla access to police data.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
People are worried about losing their Medicaid.
—Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
But the 21-year-old mother is worried about what the coming weeks will look like for her family as the second-longest government shutdown in US history threatens their access to a critical food assistance program.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worried. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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