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Skittish vs Worried - What's the difference?

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Skittish is a related term of worried.


As adjectives the difference between skittish and worried

is that skittish is easily scared or startled; timid while worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

As a verb worried is

(worry).

skittish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Easily scared or startled; timid.
    • The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
  • wanton; changeable; fickle
    • Skittish Fortune's hall. — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * spookish * jumpy * squirrelly

    Derived terms

    * skittishly * skittishness

    See also

    * startle

    worried

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * unworried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (worry)

    • Derived terms

    * worriedly * worriedness

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