WORRISOME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does worrisome mean? 

• WORRISOME (adjective)
  The adjective WORRISOME has 2 senses:

1. not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety

2. causing distress or worry or anxiety

  Familiarity information: WORRISOME used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORRISOME (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety

Synonyms:

unreassuring; worrisome

Attribute:

reassurance (the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Causing distress or worry or anxiety

Synonyms:

distressful; distressing; disturbing; perturbing; troubling; worrisome; worrying

Context example:

a worrying time

Similar:

heavy (marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness)

 Context examples 

By the time memory loss and other worrisome signs appear, cognitive decline has already begun.

(Predicting Alzheimer's-like memory loss before it strikes, National Science Foundation)

It might be even more worrisome, in that kids in urban environments are operating in more of a toxic chemical soup than kids in a more rural environment.

(Infants, Toddlers at More Risk from Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke than Thought, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)