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worrisome

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wor·ri·some  (wûr-sm, wr-)
adj.
1. Causing worry or anxiety.
2. Tending to worry; anxious.

worri·some·ly adv.

worrisome [ˈwʌrɪsəm]
adj
1. causing worry; vexing
2. tending to worry
worrisomely  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.worrisome - not reassuringworrisome - not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
2.worrisome - causing distress or worry or anxietyworrisome - causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"

worrisome
adjective disturbing, worrying, upsetting, distressing, troublesome, disquieting, vexing, perturbing, irksome, bothersome Worrisome rumours of war were beginning to spread.
Translations
worrisome [ˈwʌrɪsəm] ADJ (esp US) → inquietante, preocupante
worrisome [ˈwʌrisəm] adjinquiétant(e)
worrisome
adj (esp US) → beunruhigend, besorgniserregend; (= annoying)lästig
worrisome [ˈwʌrɪsəm] adj
a. (causing worry) → preoccupante
b. (worried) → ansioso/a


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Answering a question at a press conference at the VIP lounge of Multan airport, he said that President Asif Ali Zardari had spent his entire life facing investigations; hence this one was not worrisome, either.
Answering a question at a press conference at the VIP lounge of Multan airport, he said that President Asif Ali Zardari had spent his entire life facing investigations; hence this one was not worrisome, either.
GPs will start vaccinating at-risk groups here on Monday as the WHO said there had been a "few worrisome reactions" to the vaccine.
 
 
 
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