worried

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

- worried parents

- a worried frown

- one last worried check of the sleeping children

Similar word(s): troubled, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset

2. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

- not used to a city and worried about small things

Similar word(s): uneasy, apprehensive

Sentences with worried as an adjective:

- She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of worry