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adjective
- 1. causing anxiety or concern: North American "a worrisome problem"
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frighten someone/something away/off. get/go beyond a joke idiom. give someone the jimjams idiom. give someone the jitters idiom. oppressive. rattle. roost. stressfully. suspensefully. suspensive. See more results » (Definition of worrisome from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of WORRISOME is causing distress or worry. How to use worrisome in a sentence.
Worrisome definition: worrying, annoying, or disturbing; causing worry. See examples of WORRISOME used in a sentence.
Define worrisome. worrisome synonyms, worrisome pronunciation, worrisome translation, English dictionary definition of worrisome. adj. 1. Causing worry or anxiety. 2. Tending to worry; anxious. wor′ri·some·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
If something is worrisome, it bothers or upsets you. Your nervous dog may find the sound of thunder extremely worrisome.
adjective. US formal or old-fashioned us / ˈwɝː.i.səm / uk / ˈwʌr.i.səm / Add to word list Add to word list. worrying: Alcohol and tobacco consumption by young people is especially worrisome because habits formed early are likely to persist. Synonyms. alarming. concerning formal not standard. distressing. disturbing. troubling. worrying. Opposite.
Definition of 'worrisome' Word Frequency. worrisome. (wʌrɪsəm , US wɜːr- ) adjective. Something that is worrisome causes people to worry. [mainly US] This seems to me a far more worrisome condition. regional note: in BRIT, usually use worrying. More Synonyms of worrisome. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
