worrisome

[wur-ee-suhm, wuhr-]

adjective

1. worrying, annoying, or disturbing; causing worry.

   a worrisome problem.

   Synonyms: irksome, trying, troublesome

2. inclined to worry.

worrisome

/ ˈwʌrɪsəm /

adjective

1. causing worry; vexing

2. tending to worry

Other Word Forms

• worrisomely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of worrisome¹

First recorded in 1835–45; worry + -some ¹

Example Sentences

It’s less worrisome, apparently, to someone like Mr. Lawton, who knows that the robbery of the “Loove” was engineered by someone who at the time of filming was still among the missing.

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More worrisome were Decker’s comments about the sector’s recovery.

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“And Edward Ashton becoming a houseguest at Ashton Place is worrisome, true! But what happened to all the letters?”

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Even more worrisome, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended below those averages for the first time in many years.

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Even more worrisome, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended below those averages for the first time in many years.

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Related Words

• alarming 
• bothersome 
• disquieting 
• disturbing 
• upsetting 
• vexing 
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