to weigh on someone's mind

Examples

• All

• Worries about her health began to weigh on his mind after the doctor's visit.

• Seriously, this has been weighing on my mind.

  Knucklebones (2016)

• Uh, let me ask you something that's been, uh, weighing on my mind.

  Darkest Hour (2017)

• Okay, but pensive, like you got a big decision weighing on your mind.

  Veronica Mars (2014)

• ♪ And it's weighing on my mind

  Act of Valor (2012)

• Other long-term consequences of treatment that might weigh on parents' minds include the effects of the chemotherapy drugs their child has to take.

  Academic text (2018)

• The uncertainty of the future continued to weigh on his mind as he lay awake at night.

Synonyms

W

to worry about

vsto weigh on someone's mind

∞ 2.0

Feel afraid about what might happen to someone or something

causes someone to feel anxiety over time rather than simply experiencing it

W

to worry

vsto weigh on someone's mind

187 1.0

To make someone feel nervous or upset about possible problems

causes broad ongoing anxiety and concern over time rather than problem focus

W

to weigh

vsto weigh on someone's mind

65 5.8

To make someone feel worried or burdened

causes prolonged anxiety and concern over time rather than mere heaviness

W

to weigh on

vsto weigh on someone's mind

46 5.2

To cause worry or sadness that stays in someone's mind

focuses on ongoing anxiety and concern over time rather than sadness or pressure

H

to hang over someone's head

vsto weigh on someone's mind

22 7.6

Keep someone worried about something bad that might happen

creates ongoing anxiety over time not limited to future threats

N

to nag

vsto weigh on someone's mind

20 3.9

To feel a small, constant worry that bothers you

creates ongoing anxiety over time without implying repeated bothering

S

to strain

vsto weigh on someone's mind

19 3.9

To make someone feel tense or nervous

leads to ongoing anxiety and concern over time rather than short-term tension

W

to weigh down

vsto weigh on someone's mind

16 4.9

Make someone feel sad or worried

produces ongoing anxiety and concern rather than mainly sadness

H

to hang heavy

vsto weigh on someone's mind

3 8.6

To create a dark, worrying feeling that stays with people

refers to causing a person to feel anxiety over time rather than describing atmosphere

O

to overwind

vsto weigh on someone's mind

1 7.9

To make someone feel very nervous and upset

produces prolonged anxiety and concern over time rather than extreme agitation

Antonyms

R

to relax

∞ 1.0

To feel less nervous and more calm

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

R

to reassure

123 3.4

To make someone feel less worried and more confident

How Troubling

to torment

• NSFW

83 7.2

to plague

122 5.6

to weigh on someone's mind

6 6.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology