Meaning

2 senses
  1. Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.

    besorgniserregend

    causing distress or worry or anxiety

  2. Inclined to worry.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. This is worrisome.

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  2. That cough of yours is worrisome.

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  3. Her health condition is still worrisome.

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  4. The greatest danger in life is becoming too worrisome.

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  5. Lorenzo became a very worrisome man in his old age.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
causing worry; perturbing or vexing:

Origin

From worry + -some.

From worry + -some.

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Forms

more worrisome, most worrisome
Comparativemore worrisome Lesson
Superlativemost worrisome Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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