worrisome

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈwɜrisəm/ UK /ˈwʌrisəm/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
causing anxiety or concern

The drop in sales was a worrisome sign for the company.

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Synonyms

1 adj · causing anxiety or concern troubling disturbing alarming disquieting unsettling concerning

Opposites

reassuring comforting soothing

Word family

Derived forms worrisomelyworrisomeness

Related forms worry worriedworrier

Etymology

From worry + -some, from Old English wyrgan ('to strangle, throttle'), the modern sense of mental distress developing later.

wyrgan Old English *wurgijaną Proto-Germanic

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# worrisome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈwɜrisəm
**IPA (UK):** ˈwʌrisəm

## Meanings
1. causing anxiety or concern

## Examples
- The drop in sales was a worrisome sign for the company.

## Synonyms
- troubling
- disturbing
- alarming
- disquieting
- unsettling
- concerning

## Antonyms
- reassuring
- comforting
- soothing

## Derived Forms
- worrisomely
- worrisomeness

## Related Forms
- worry
- worried
- worrier

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wyrgan
- Root: *wurgijaną

## Etymology
From worry + -some, from Old English wyrgan ('to strangle, throttle'), the modern sense of mental distress developing later.

## AI Etymology
Worrisome is from worry + -some, from Old English wyrgan ('to strangle, throttle'), the modern sense of mental distress developing later. In present-day use, it means causing anxiety or concern. Derived formations include worrisomely and worrisomeness. Related vocabulary includes worry, worried, and worrier.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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