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worried

 
 
/ˈwʌrid/ adjective

Definition

anxious because you are thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might happen: She's really worried about her son. [+ (that)] I'm worried that she'll tell Maria.
(Definition of worried adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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