| concerned | | |
| adj. | 1. concerned | feeling or showing worry or solicitude.; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child" |
| ~ attentive | (often followed by `to') giving care or attention.; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" |
| ~ afraid | filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement.; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong" |
| ~ afraid | feeling worry or concern or insecurity.; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict" |
| ~ haunted, obsessed, taken up, preoccupied | having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" |
| ~ solicitous | full of anxiety and concern.; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future" |
| ~ troubled | characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need.; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
| adj. | 2. concerned, interested | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in.; "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business" |
| ~ involved | connected by participation or association or use.; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified" |
| adj. | 3. concerned, implicated | culpably involved.; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime" |
| ~ involved | connected by participation or association or use.; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified" |
| worried | | |
| adj. | 1. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried | 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" |
| ~ troubled | characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need.; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
| adj. | 2. apprehensive, worried | 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" |
| ~ uneasy | lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance.; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group" |
| restlessness | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. restlessness | the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active.; "the restlessness of the wind" |
| ~ mobility | the quality of moving freely. |
| n. (state) | 2. impatience, restlessness | a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay. |
| ~ annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. |
| n. (feeling) | 3. fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness | a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion.; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" |
| ~ agitation | the feeling of being agitated; not calm. |
| ~ impatience | a restless desire for change and excitement. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. queasiness, restlessness, uneasiness | inability to rest or relax or be still. |
| ~ nervousness | a sensitive or highly strung temperament. |
| ~ jactation, jactitation | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness. |
| worry | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. concern, headache, vexation, worry | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| ~ bugaboo | a source of concern.; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" |
| ~ burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load | an onerous or difficult concern.; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" |
| ~ business | a rightful concern or responsibility.; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. trouble, worry | a strong feeling of anxiety.; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| ~ vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ fret | be agitated or irritated.; "don't fret over these small details" |
| ~ fear | be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event.; "I fear she might get aggressive" |
| ~ fret, fuss, niggle | worry unnecessarily or excessively.; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" |
| ~ obsess | be preoccupied with something.; "She is obsessing over her weight" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. care, worry | be concerned with.; "I worry about my grades" |
| ~ brood, dwell | think moodily or anxiously about something. |
| ~ mind | be concerned with or about something or somebody. |
| v. (emotion) | 5. vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ misgive | suggest fear or doubt.; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably" |
| ~ cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ eat on, eat | worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way.; "What's eating you?" |
| ~ nag | worry persistently.; "nagging concerns and doubts" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| v. (stative) | 6. concern, interest, occupy, worry | be on the mind of.; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" |
| v. (contact) | 7. worry | lacerate by biting.; "the dog worried his bone" |
| ~ incise | make an incision into by carving or cutting. |
| v. (contact) | 8. worry | touch or rub constantly.; "The old man worried his beads" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
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