Synonyms: apprehensive, worried
Definition: mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
Usage: apprehensive about her job; not used to a city and worried about small things; felt apprehensive about the consequences
Similar words: uneasy
Definition: lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
Usage: 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
Synonyms: distressed, disturbed, disquieted, upset, worried
Definition: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
Usage: 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
Similar words: troubled
Definition: characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
Usage: troubled areas; fell into a troubled sleep; a troubled expression; troubled teenagers