worried meaning and definition

WORRIED adjective

Definition of worried (adjective)

1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
   • "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
   • synonyms: disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset
2. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
   • "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
   • synonyms: apprehensive