worrisome C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈwɜrisəm/ UK /ˈwʌrisəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj causing anxiety or concern The drop in sales was a worrisome sign for the company. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing anxiety or concern troublingdisturbingalarmingdisquietingunsettlingconcerning ↔ Opposites reassuringcomfortingsoothing Word family Derived forms worrisomelyworrisomeness Related forms worryworriedworrier Etymology AI details From worry + -some, from Old English wyrgan ('to strangle, throttle'), the modern sense of mental distress developing later. wyrgan Old English *wurgijaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown