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Worried vs Disturbed - What's the difference?

worried | disturbed |

As adjectives the difference between worried and disturbed

is that worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy while disturbed is showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

As verbs the difference between worried and disturbed

is that worried is (worry) while disturbed is (disturb).

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

    Anagrams

    * *

    disturbed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
  • Extremely surprised; shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disturb)