- thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid
- Don't look so worried!
- worried about somebody/something I'm not worried about her—she can take care of herself.
- Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.
- worried about doing something People are really worried about losing their jobs.
- worried for somebody/something He is extremely worried for her safety.
- I was worried for my family.
- worried by something We're not too worried by these results.
- worried (that)… The police are worried that the man may be armed.
- I was worried you wouldn't come.
- Where have you been? I've been worried sick (= extremely worried).
- Try not to get worried.
- His worried parents were waiting for him when he got home.
- She gave me a worried look.
Synonyms worriedworriedconcerned ▪ nervous ▪ anxious ▪ uneasyThese words all describe feeling unhappy and afraid because you are thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened.worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraidconcerned worried and feeling concern about something worried or concerned?Concerned is usually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world, etc., while worried can be used for this or for more personal matters.nervous feeling worried about something or slightly afraid of somethinganxious feeling worried or nervous about something worried, nervous or anxious?Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen. Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult. Nervous can describe somebody’s personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing. Worried describes her feelings, not her personality. Anxious may describe feelings or personality.uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think something bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is rightPatterns- worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) something
- worried/concerned/anxious for somebody/something
- worried/concerned/nervous/anxious that…
- a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile
- to get worried/nervous/anxious
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2- Citizens in inner-city areas are desperately worried and rightly so.
- I started to get worried when they didn't arrive home.
- She was worried sick about her son.
- We were really worried about you!
- I was worried (that) I would fail the exam.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- worried sick
Idioms
See worried in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee worried in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishyou had me worried
- (informal) used to tell somebody that you were worried because you had not understood what they had said correctly
- You had me worried for a moment—I thought you were going to resign!
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