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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bəˈzɔʁt bɪs t͡sʊm ˈʊmˌfalən
"Sie war krank vor Sorge, als er nicht ankam."
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Extremely anxious, distressed, or worried about someone or something to the point of feeling physically ill.
"She was worried sick when her teenage son didn't return home by midnight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'worried', derived from the Old English 'wyrgan' meaning 'to strangle or choke', with 'sick', from Old English 'sēoc', denoting physical illness. Historically, the idiom developed to describe a state of anxiety so intense that it manifests as physical nausea or bodily malaise, bridging emotional distress and somatic illness.
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fou d'inquiétude
Transliteration: fu d'ɛ̃.ki.e.tyd
"Elle était folle d'inquiétude quand il a disparu."
besorgt bis zum Umfallen
Transliteration: bəˈzɔʁt bɪs t͡sʊm ˈʊmˌfalən
"Sie war krank vor Sorge, als er nicht ankam."
in ansia da morire
Transliteration: in ˈansja da moˈrire
"Ero in ansia da morire per il risultato dell'esame."
mortificado
Transliteration: moɾ.ti.fiˈka.ðo
"Estaba mortificada por la salud de su madre."
morto de preocupação
Transliteration: ˈmoʁ.tu dʒi pɾe.ku.paˈsɐ̃w
"Ele ficou morto de preocupação com a notícia."
चिंता के मारे बुरा हाल
Transliteration: chintā ke māre burā hāl
"बच्चे के न मिलने पर उसका चिंता के मारे बुरा हाल था।"
焦急万分
Transliteration: jiāojí wànfēn
"孩子迟迟未归，她急得不得了。"
걱정으로 녹초가 된
Transliteration: geokjeong-euro nokchoga doen
"그는 딸의 소식에 걱정으로 녹초가 되었다."
心配で気がおかしくなりそうな
Transliteration: shinpai de ki ga okashiku narisou na
"彼女は子供の帰りが遅くて心配で気が気ではなかった。"
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