adj
worrisome
WUH-ree-suhm
Worrisome (adj) means causing worry or unease. Example: “The sudden weight loss was worrisome enough that she booked a doctor's appointment.”
adj
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Causing worry or unease.
"I use to would perform that song when I was singin in Chance’s band. We had a real sweet, dreamy, Dinah Washington-kinda arrangement of it that’d make even the worrisomest drunk pipe down and listen."
— Al Young (1988)
"“Doesn't everyone call his doctor every week or two for reassurance about some worrisome symptom?”"
— Lee Baer, Getting Control (Revised Edition) (2000)
"The sudden weight loss was worrisome enough that she booked a doctor's appointment."
"A worrisome silence fell over the newsroom."
How to use worrisome
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that makes you worried.
When to use it
More common in American English than British English, where "worrying" is often preferred as the adjective.
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Word forms
- Comparative
- more worrisome, worrisomer
- Superlative
- most worrisome, worrisomest
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The sudden weight loss was _____ enough that she booked a doctor's appointment.
Etymology
From worry + "-some," a suffix meaning "tending to."
Synonyms
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Rhymes for worrisome
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What does “worrisome” mean?
The word “worrisome” means causing worry or unease. In plain terms, something that makes you worried.
How do you pronounce “worrisome”?
“Worrisome” is pronounced WUH-ree-suhm (/ˈwʌɹisəm/ in IPA).
How do you use “worrisome” in a sentence?
Here is “worrisome” used in a sentence: “The sudden weight loss was worrisome enough that she booked a doctor's appointment.”
What is another word for “worrisome”?
Words with a similar meaning to “worrisome” include alarming, concerning and troubling.
What part of speech is “worrisome”?
“Worrisome” is an adjective.
