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worried

/ˈwʌɹid/ UK
/ˈwʌɹɪjd/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈwʊɹid/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/-ɹɪd/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈwəɾid/ UK, Wales
/ˈwʌɾed/ Scotland, UK
/-ɾɪd/ Scotland, UK
/-ɾid/ Scotland, UK
/ˈwʌɹid/ US
/ˈwɝ.id/ US
/ˈwɝ.id/ Canada
/ˈwɐɹid/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈwɒɹid/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
/ˈwəʊɹid/ West Country, nonstandard

adjective more worried · most worried

Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy. She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of worry

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: distressed, troubled, upset, disturbed, disquieted, fear, scary, alarming, spooked, apprehensive, frightening, restless, worrisome, anxious, feared, terrified

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adj thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen

Español	inquieto, preocupado, desasosegado
한국어	걱정되다 geokjeongdoeda
日本語	心配した shinpai shita
中文	擔心 /担心 dānxīn, 著急 zháojí, 憂慮 /忧虑 yōulǜ, 煩惱 /烦恼 fánnǎo, 焦急 jiāojí
हिन्दी	परेशान pareśān
Português	preocupado
Français	inquiet
Deutsch	besorgt, beunruhigt
Italiano	preoccupato
Ελληνικά	ανήσυχος anísychos
Română	îngrijorat, anxios, neliniștit
Русский	обеспоко́енный obespokójennyj, беспоко́йный bespokójnyj, озабо́ченный ozabóčennyj, встрево́женный vstrevóžennyj
Tiếng Việt	lo lắng
العربية	قَلِق qaliq

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@misc{worried_2026,
  title = {worried},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worried},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}