گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'worried'

1 general:: worried not feeling happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen: • I was worried that you had forgotten our date. • It’s awful if you are worried about money. • I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep at all. anxious worried because you think something bad might happen or has happened. Anxious is more formal than worried , and is often used about a general feeling of worry, when you are not sure what has happened: • A lot of employees are anxious about their jobs. • Anxious relatives waited for news. nervous worried or frightened about something you are going to do or experience, and unable to relax: • Everyone feels nervous before an exam. • The thought of going into hospital was making me nervous. uneasy a little worried because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen: • When she still wasn’t home by midnight, I began to feel uneasy. • The total silence was making me feel uneasy. concerned formal worried, usually about a problem affecting someone else or affecting the country or the world: • Many people are concerned about the current economic situation. • Police say that they are concerned for the safety of the missing girl. bothered [ not before noun ] worried by something that happens – often used in negative sentences: • She didn’t seem particularly bothered by the news. troubled very worried, so that you think about something a lot: • She fell into a troubled sleep. • a troubled expression • ‘Are you okay, Ben? You look troubled.’ apprehensive especially written a little worried about something you are going to do, or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like: • I felt a bit apprehensive about seeing him again after so long. stressed (out) informal very worried and tired because of problems, too much work etc, and unable to relax or enjoy life: • He’d been working ten hours a day for ages and was stressed out. • an extremely stressed single mother

2 general:: worried adverbs very/really worried • We were really worried about him during the divorce. increasingly worried • The family became increasingly worried about her safety. seriously/deeply worried • Hazel was now seriously worried. Why hadn’t he come back? desperately worried (= extremely worried ) • All this time I was desperately worried about my family. a little/slightly worried ( also a bit worried British English ) • I was a bit worried about my exams. not unduly worried (= not very worried ) • Jerry did not sound unduly worried at the prospect of going to jail. verbs be worried • I was so worried! get/become worried • You should have called me. I was getting worried. look worried • Don’t look so worried! It’ll be fine. phrases worried sick/stiff (= extremely worried ) • Where have you been? We’ve been worried sick! nouns a worried expression/look • John came in with a worried look on his face. a worried frown • Her worried frown deepened.

3 general::   adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem | get I started to get worried when they didn't arrive home. ADV. deeply, desperately, dreadfully, extremely, frantically, genuinely, particularly, really, seriously, terribly, very | increasingly | a bit, quite, rather, slightly | rightly Citizens in inner-city areas are desperately worried and rightly so. PREP. about We were really worried about you! PHRASES worried sick She was worried sick about her son.