Definitions for worried

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worried wor·ried

Spelling: [wur-eed, wuhr-]

IPA: /ˈwɜr id, ˈwʌr-/

Worried is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 108 anagrams from letters in worried (deiorrw).

Definitions for worried

noun

1. a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.
2. a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble.
3. act of worrying.
4. Fox Hunting. the action of the hounds in tearing to pieces the carcass of a fox.

Idioms

1. no worries, Informal. Don’t be troubled; it is of no concern: Also, not to worry.

adjective

1. having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious:
2. indicating, expressing, or attended by worry:

Verb phrases

1. worry along/through, Informal. to progress or succeed by constant effort, despite difficulty:

verb (used with object)

1. to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague.
2. to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another.
3. to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc.

verb (used without object)

1. to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
2. to move with effort:

Origin of worried

First recorded in 1550-60; worry + -ed²

Examples for worried

Which is why he may be worried now about an issue that has drawn little attention outside the country.

A guy wearing pink appeared to be spotting her, but I was worried that he could have gotten impaled by those Stiletto heels.

I worried along, however, to get out of that neighborhood as soon as possible.

Suddenly, however, something happened that worried him greatly.

Before the Maidan revolution, Russian political refugees living in Kiev were worried about their safety.

Why a 26-year-old with no ties to the 2012 GOP nominee and no campaign experience has them worried.

I worried a lot about it, because, although at first I hated her, now I don't.

U.S. spies are worried the long-awaited Senate review will paint targets on their backs.

I got all worried up about him, barely peckin' at a crumb or two.

She must never be worried with the slightest inkling of what has happened.