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worried

These words refer to the state you are in if you worry, or think about things in a way that makes you unhappy, frightened, or nervous.

The most common word for this isworried.Worriedrefers to keeping thoughts about unpleasant things that may or may not happen in your mind.

I'm worried that he's not going to graduate.
She had a worried look on her face.

If someone is worrying about something, you can say that the person isconcernedabout it.

Aren't you concerned that she might tell someone?

In formal contexts, you can useperturbedto describe someone who is worrying.

He didn't seem unduly perturbed by the news.

If someone is behaving in a way that shows they are worried and not calm, you can call them or their actionsfretful.

She got a fretful night's sleep after the dreadful news.

Anxiousorapprehensivecan be used when someone is worrying about something that might happen in the future.

All this waiting is making me anxious.
He's a bit apprehensive about leaving home.

If someone is worrying so much that they are very upset and do not know what to do, you could use the wordfranticor say that the person isat their wits' end.

Where on earth have you been? I've been frantic.
I've been at my wits' end wondering where you've been.

The phrasehave something on your mindis used when someone is thinking and worrying about something a lot.

I've got a lot on my mind at the moment.

The idiomlose sleep over somethingcan also be used to say that someone is worrying about something.

It'll be OK. Don't lose any more sleep over it.
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