worrisome

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worrisome

The news about the storm was worrisome for the residents.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Causing distress, worry, or anxiety: Describing something that is a source of concern, unease, or mental disturbance. 2. Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety: Describing something that fails to provide comfort and instead increases feelings of worry.

Usage and Examples
  • The worrisome increase in pollution levels has prompted new government regulations.
  • She had a worrisome cough that lasted for weeks, so she finally saw a doctor.
  • The most worrisome aspect of the report was the evidence of systemic failure.
  • His silence on the matter is deeply worrisome.
Advanced Usage
  • "Find something worrisome": To consider or judge a situation to be a cause for concern.
    • Investors find the company's declining profits worrisome.
  • Used in formal and analytical contexts (e.g., reports, analyses) to describe trends, data, or behaviors that signal potential problems.
    • The worrisome trend of antibiotic resistance requires global attention.
Variants and Related Words
  • Worry (verb/noun): The act or feeling of being anxious.
  • Worried (adjective): Feeling or showing anxiety about something.
  • Worryingly (adverb): In a manner that causes worry.
    • The economy is worryingly unstable.
Synonyms
  • Disturbing: Causing anxiety; upsetting.
  • Troubling: Causing distress or worry.
  • Perturbing: Causing uneasiness or alarm.
  • Anxiety-provoking: Tending to induce anxiety.
  • Disconcerting: Causing one to feel unsettled.
Antonyms
  • Reassuring: Serving to relieve anxiety.
  • Comforting: Providing consolation or reassurance.
  • Soothing: Having a calming effect.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • A worrisome thought: A specific idea or notion that causes anxiety.
    • It's a worrisome thought that we might be too late.
  • In a worrisome state/condition: Describing something that is in a concerning situation.
    • The patient remains in a worrisome condition.
worrisome

The news about the storm was worrisome for the residents.

Adjective
  1. causing distress or worry or anxiety
    • distressing (or disturbing) news
    • lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
    • a disturbing amount of crime
    • a revelation that was most perturbing
    • a new and troubling thought
    • in a particularly worrisome predicament
    • a worrying situation
    • a worrying time
  2. not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety

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