worrisome
41
3.9
- adjective
- /ˈwɜːrɪsəm/
:
preocupante
- The rising crime rates in the city are worrisome for many residents.
- a worrisome trend
- particularly worrisome
- especially worrisome
So those are kind of worrisome trend lines.
- So those are kind of worrisome trend lines.
- I think the world is in a very worrisome place right now.
- Yeah, they, they, it's probably worrisome for the parents.
- And so then they recommend statins, which might be worrisome for many people because of the side effects.
- And and that aggressiveness is a bit worrisome.
- But there are some things that I, I myself view as a bit worrisome and troubling.
- Because you should only eat foods that don't spike your blood sugar in any worrisome way.
- And so we're heading into a kind of territory that I think is unusual for us and and worrisome.
- So for some of us, when we sit, it's that monkey mind, my racing thoughts, if they're worrisome thoughts, before long, I'm in worry now.
- There is a worrisome tendency on the part of at least those about whom these stories are told.
- No actual pictures, but cartoon illustrations to help you understand what's normal for your poop and what's abnormal and what's worrisome.
- It's not all that uncommon, and not a priori worrisome that a scientific paper has some mistakes that'll take a while to sort out.
- Now there is one another very troubling, very worrisome situation is happening.
Examples
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There is a worrisome tendency on the part of at least those about whom these stories are told.
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I think the world is in a very worrisome place right now.
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It's, it's worrisome for those of us who who hear history.
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But he was putting off thinking about the most worrisome part of it all.
Fiction book (1998) -
So it's a little worrisome that I have not had any symptoms.
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But I do think there are a few worrisome trends on the horizon.
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For these reasons, it is particularly worrisome that American trade policy has been stalemated for four years.
Academic text (1999) -
Such impacts are especially worrisome because both species are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Academic text (1992) -
FDR's observation is as worrisome today as it was in 1937.
Academic text (1997) -
Atomic power and the possibility of nuclear catastrophe are worrisome possibilities.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
763
1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
304
4.2
Causing worry or fear
287
3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
154
4.0
Causing worry or distress
94
3.7
Making people feel worried because something seems dangerous
64
4.2
Making you feel worried or uneasy
36
4.6
Causing strong worry and emotional pain
25
3.5
Making people feel worried
8
7.0
Making people feel worried or uneasy
6
2.0
Making people feel nervous or concerned
3
4.2
Causing someone to feel uneasy or worried
1
6.2
Making someone feel very worried or upset
1
6.8
Something that makes you feel worried or uneasy
Making you feel worried or unsafe
Antonyms
How Worrying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Worrisome comes from the everyday word worry plus the ending -some, which means 'causing', just like in troublesome. Long ago worry once meant 'to strangle' or 'to press', so something worrisome is like a problem that presses on your mind and causes anxiety.