simple past tense and past participle of worry
"She was worried about the test results yesterday, but she is no longer worried now that they arrived."
In plain English: To be worried is to feel anxious about something bad that might happen.
"He is worried about his son's health."
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
"too upset to say anything"
"spent many disquieted moments"
"distressed about her son's leaving home"
"lapsed into disturbed sleep"
"worried parents"
"a worried frown"
"one last worried check of the sleeping children"
mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
"apprehensive about her job"
"not used to a city and worried about small things"
"felt apprehensive about the consequences"
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
"She sat by the window, worried about the storm that had just destroyed their garden and feared it would ruin her harvest too."
In plain English: Worried means feeling anxious about something that might go wrong.
"She looked worried when she didn't hear from her brother all day."
Usage: Use worried to describe someone who is anxious about specific problems, either past events or future possibilities. It differs from general fear by implying a focused concern rather than panic over an immediate threat.