ailed

verb

Definition of ailednext
past tense of ail
as in bothered
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy parents who were at a loss to explain what was ailing their normally vivacious daughter

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  1. bothered
  2. disturbed
  3. distracted
  4. worried
  5. unsettled
  6. angered
  7. haunted
Verb
  • Instead, they were treated as mental health patients, and no one bothered to inquire about their reasons.
    Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Couldn’t be bothered, couldn’t be hassled with anything.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • While many said they were disturbed by the brutal shooting, others reacted with indifference, or in some cases schadenfreude.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The publication disturbed some Jewish students, according to the Post.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • In any case, we will not be distracted, delayed or deterred in our efforts to obtain a new trial for Danny Masterson.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Russia, distracted by its war in Ukraine, failed to provide back-up.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracted
Verb
  • Regulators and unions also worried about the job security of the 60,000 workers at the stores being sold.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But speeding up permitting could be met with opposition from groups worried about environmental impacts, public safety, health and other issues raised by some industries.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of worried
Verb
  • You may be unsettled by how similar Statik can sound, at times, to any number of previous slow-burn atmospheric thinkers in electronic music—from the ’90s ambient-techno greats through to earlier Actress tunes to today.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The political instability has already unsettled financial markets.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of unsettled
Verb
  • His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of angered
Verb
  • Throughout, characters are haunted by failures both personal and of their country, resulting in everyday heartbreak that is no less acute for being prosaic.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But millions of Syrians, including those from minority Christian and other religious communities, remain haunted by a legacy of persecution suffered at the hands of extremist groups like al Qaeda and ISIS.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of haunted
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