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worried

/ˈwʌɹid/ adjective A2
  1. Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy. · She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.
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For a long time he has worried me to write an experience of my own.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 1 · B2
And what worried Matthew was that the difference impressed him as being something that should not exist.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 187 · C1
It has worried me terribly--on Sunday afternoons, that is, when I think specially about such matters.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 260 · C1
“I’ve a right to think,” said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 69 · B2

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