Worried - English meaning

adjective

Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

There's no point getting agitated

verb

Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

The thought of questioning toby agitated him extremely

adjective

Nervous because of worry or fear that is difficult to control

Usage examples:

Gordon became visibly agitated when asked about the minimum wage issue., many times the private hos…

verb

Undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something.

Usage examples:

I didn't agonize over the problem

verb

To spend a lot of time trying to make a decision

Usage examples:

She agonized for days over whether she should take the job., after hours of agonizing debate, the m…

adjective

Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Usage examples:

She was extremely anxious about her exams

adjective

Wanting very much for something to happen; eager

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] i’ve been anxious to meet you., [ + to infinitive ] it was getting late, and i …

adjective

Concerned about something.

Usage examples:

He was trying to play it cool and not look bothered

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

adjective

If you are bothered about something, it is important to you and you are worried about it

Usage examples:

He's very bothered about what people think of him., they were an hour late and she didn't seem at a…

noun

A family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.

Usage examples:

A brood of chicks

verb

Think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.

Usage examples:

She had brooded over the subject a thousand times

adjective

(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding.

Usage examples:

A brood mare

adjective

Worried, troubled, or anxious.

Usage examples:

The villagers are concerned about burglaries

verb

Relate to; be about.

Usage examples:

The story concerns a friend of mine

verb

Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

Usage examples:

World leaders are surely disquieted by the prospect of a global economic meltdown

noun

A feeling of worry or unease.

Usage examples:

Public disquiet about animal testing

adjective

Very worried and upset.

Usage examples:

Distraught parents looking for a runaway teenager

adjective

Extremely anxious and upset

Usage examples:

We were all distraught over the loss of our homes in the flood.

adjective

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I was distressed at the news of his death

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Distressed debts, etc. are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts

Usage examples:

The texas-based firm buys distressed assets from financial institutions and liquidates them at a pr…

adjective

Having had the normal pattern or functioning disrupted.

Usage examples:

Disturbed sleep

verb

Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.

Usage examples:

Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much

adjective

So mentally confused or ill that special treatment is necessary

Usage examples:

He wrote a book on the treatment of emotionally disturbed children.

adjective

Tense, nervous, or irritable.

Usage examples:

He became edgy and defensive

adjective

Nervous or easily upset

Usage examples:

He paced the hallway looking edgy and impatient.

verb

Be constantly or visibly anxious.

Usage examples:

She fretted about the cost of groceries

noun

A state of anxiety.

Usage examples:

Why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?

verb

Decorate with fretwork.

Usage examples:

A botanically inspired ornamental pattern frets the ceiling

adjective

Feeling or expressing distress or irritation.

Usage examples:

The baby was crying with a fretful whimper

adjective

Behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable

Usage examples:

By midnight the children were tired and fretful (= complaining a lot because they were unhappy).

verb

Be constantly or visibly anxious.

Usage examples:

She fretted about the cost of groceries

verb

Decorate with fretwork.

Usage examples:

A botanically inspired ornamental pattern frets the ceiling

verb

Play (a note on a stringed instrument) while pressing the string down against a fret.

Usage examples:

Most people would play this by fretting the g string on the first fret with the first finger

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

Usage examples:

I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

adjective

Easily agitated or alarmed.

Usage examples:

A sensitive, nervous person

preposition

Short for of, used to represent a pronunciation.

Usage examples:

A cup o' coffee

abbreviation

Ortho-.

Usage examples:

O -xylene

suffix

Forming chiefly informal or slang variants or derivatives such as beano, wino.

noun

Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.

Usage examples:

She hit him in panic

verb

Feel or cause to feel panic.

Usage examples:

The crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit

noun

A cereal and fodder grass of a group including millet.

Usage examples:

Two of the most common, but functionally indeterminate, grass grains regularly identified from amer…

adjective

Feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.

Usage examples:

She didn't seem perturbed about the noises around her

verb

Make (someone) anxious or unsettled.

Usage examples:

They were perturbed by her capricious behaviour

adjective

Worried or troubled

Usage examples:

Ms. mccurdy was too perturbed to pay attention.

adjective

Beset by problems or difficulties.

Usage examples:

His troubled private life

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

adjective

Having problems or difficulties

Usage examples:

Peace has finally come to this troubled region after many years., the children were not troubled wh…

adjective

Causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable.

Usage examples:

She felt guilty now and a little uneasy

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

Usage examples:

The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

She looked pale and upset