worried vs. concerned vs. nervous vs. anxious vs. uneasy (draft)

Дата публикации: Aug 01, 2021 6:13:55 PM

Synonyms

worried concerned nervous anxious uneasy

These words all describe feeling unhappy and afraid because you are thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened.

worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid

concerned worried and feeling concern about something

worried or concerned?

Concerned is usually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world, etc, while worried can be used for this or for more personal matters.

nervous feeling worried about something or slightly afraid of something

anxious feeling worried or nervous about something

worried, nervous or anxious?

Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen.

Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult.

Nervous can describe somebody’s personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing.

Worried describes her feelings, not her personality.

Anxious may describe feelings or personality.

uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think something bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right

Patterns

worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) something

worried/concerned/anxious for somebody/something

worried/concerned/nervous/anxious that…

a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile

to get worried/nervous/anxious