worried (/ˈwʌrid/)

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🔊 /ˈwʌrid/

Meaning

Meaning: anxious about something

Feeling anxious or troubled about something that might happen.

Examples

🗣 I’m worried about my exam results.

Etymology

From ‘worry’, from Old English ‘wyrgan’ (to strangle), later ‘to trouble’.

How & Where It’s Used

Very common everyday feeling word.

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