: 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
adverb
"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
Synonyms
Examples of worried in a Sentence
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But the growth of nonhuman influencers comes at a time when actual performers are worried about how digitization and automation through artificial intelligence could impact future work.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Others are worried about how the ban on race-conscious admissions will affect the complexion of their campuses.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
And now, with the possible use of AI, experts are worried.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite the benefits, employers are worried Experts told Fortune that the regulation could potentially be imposed on employers without necessarily helping them.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s bad news for the Biden camp, since—despite the rate of inflation falling to just one-third of its peak two years ago—Americans seem more worried about it than ever.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The content studios have surfed the way of ‘Peak TV’ and now are worried about what happens on the other side.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made Japan more worried about China trying to move on Taiwan.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Shimizu noted that her colleagues in other G7 and G20 economies are more worried than Japan’s central bank is about fast wage growth.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 1 Apr. 2024
Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Others are worried about how the ban on race-conscious admissions will affect the complexion of their campuses.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
And now, with the possible use of AI, experts are worried.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite the benefits, employers are worried Experts told Fortune that the regulation could potentially be imposed on employers without necessarily helping them.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s bad news for the Biden camp, since—despite the rate of inflation falling to just one-third of its peak two years ago—Americans seem more worried about it than ever.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The content studios have surfed the way of ‘Peak TV’ and now are worried about what happens on the other side.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made Japan more worried about China trying to move on Taiwan.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Shimizu noted that her colleagues in other G7 and G20 economies are more worried than Japan’s central bank is about fast wage growth.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worried. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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