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worrisome

[ wur-ee-suhm, wuhr- ]

/ ˈwɜr i səm, ˈwʌr- /

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adjective

worrying, annoying, or disturbing; causing worry: a worrisome problem.

inclined to worry.

Origin of worrisome

First recorded in 1835–45; worry + -some¹

SYNONYMS FOR worrisome

1 vexing, troublesome, trying, irksome.

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OTHER WORDS FROM worrisome

wor·ri·some·ly, adverb

Words nearby worrisome

worn-out, worried, worried sick, worried well, worriment, worrisome, worrit, worry, worry beads, worryguts, worrywart

Example sentences from the Web for worrisome

The worrisome statistic is that shootings are up by roughly the same percentage.

Brooklyn Shooting Hits Close to Bill de Blasio’s Park Slope Home |Michael Daly |July 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A November Human Rights Watch report outlined these fears, calling the Civilian JTF, “a worrisome new dimension to the violence.”

Nigeria’s Do-It-Yourself Boko Haram Busters |Nina Strochlic |May 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Thus the yelps emanating from Moscow in the last two days have been both comforting and worrisome.

CIA Director’s Trip to Kiev Was a Warning to Putin |Leslie H. Gelb |April 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But as she tries to move on from her painful past, her future is worrisome and uncertain.

Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story |Jacob Siegel |March 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

As the word spread, stories telling parents what products were worrisome taught kids which ones could produce a high.

Is The Media Marketing Pain Pills to Addicts? |Maia Szalavitz |March 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
That night, to take his mind off worrisome old cars, Solomon began reading the previous Sunday's newspaper.

Solomon's Orbit |William Carroll
The most worrisome task about a Homeburg band was keeping it alive.

Homeburg Memories |George Helgesen Fitch
The weeks since his arrival had been the most worrisome she could remember.

The Mysterious Rider |Zane Grey
A look of concern clouded his chubby face, and I wondered what worrisome thing was on his mind.

Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany |Edward Lyell Fox
No matter how worrisome, difficult or perplexing the problem is, dont worry or brood over it.

Treading the Narrow Way |R. E. Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for worrisome

worrisome

/ (ˈwʌrɪsəm) /

adjective

causing worry; vexing

tending to worry

Derived forms of worrisome

worrisomely, adverb