worried sick
Consumed by dread
Worried sick describes being so anxious or concerned that it affects you physically—unable to eat, sleep, or think about anything else.
The phrase emphasizes the intensity of worry, suggesting it has made you feel ill: I've been worried sick about you since you didn't call.
Often used by parents about children.
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- on edgeTense and anxious
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- sleeplessUnable to drift off
up all night · nauseous · pacing · wringing · stomach · knots · dread · worst case scenario · fretful · panicked · restless · tormented · anguished · nail-biting · queasy · pale · trembling · overwrought
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, generalized anxiety, dread
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