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";
   - disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, cut up [informal]
    
2. Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
   "not used to a city and worried about small things";
   - apprehensive

1. Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
   "I worry about my job";
   - sweat [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Be concerned with (something considered important)
   "I worry about my grades";
   - care
    
3. Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
   "I cannot sleep — my daughter's health is worrying me";
   - vex
    
4. Be on the mind of
   "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift";
   - concern, interest, occupy
    
5. (of dogs, wolves etc) attack or tear apart by repeatedly biting and shaking
   "the dog worried his bone"
    
6. (of animals) chase, harass, or attack persistently
   "The dog worried the sheep"
    
7. Touch or rub constantly
   "The old man worried his beads"

See also: troubled, uneasy

Type of: cark [archaic], cerebrate, cogitate, disorder, disquiet, distract, experience, feel, incise, mind, perturb, rub, think, trouble, unhinge

Encyclopedia: Worried