1
as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
the patient's erratic behavior has become increasingly worrisome
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as in uneasy
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
worrisome looks passed between the two coworkers as the personnel manager began to enumerate the company's financial woes
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Recent Examples of worrisome
In the early 2000s a group of physicians in the Netherlands began to notice a worrisome pattern in the sickest patients in their intensive care units.
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Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Short of establishing a brain implant—which would come with its own set of worrisome issues—AI will never have fully comprehensive knowledge of you and your prior interactions or relationships.
—Andrew Brodsky, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Today’s level of violent political rhetoric is worrisome.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Experts say Trump’s moves to step away from global climate action, ramp up domestic oil and gas production and remove incentives for electric vehicles are worrisome as the planet continues to heat up.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
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Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Short of establishing a brain implant—which would come with its own set of worrisome issues—AI will never have fully comprehensive knowledge of you and your prior interactions or relationships.
—Andrew Brodsky, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Today’s level of violent political rhetoric is worrisome.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Experts say Trump’s moves to step away from global climate action, ramp up domestic oil and gas production and remove incentives for electric vehicles are worrisome as the planet continues to heat up.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worrisome
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Warning: The following story elements, including photos and video, may be disturbing to some readers.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The feature take is set amidst the 4th of July celebration, as a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy emerges.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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The resolution is seeking $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, measures that have met opposition from Democrats and made some Republicans uneasy.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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In my conversations with barbecue people, there was often uneasy tension about whether craft barbecue is something new or a return to an old way of doing things.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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As she’s taken away, Evie locks eyes with Danny and smiles in a way that is incredibly unsettling.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Feb. 2025
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The 5-3-2 formation worked, captain Jarrod Bowen led by example, Mohammed Kudus was everywhere and West Ham turned a potentially unsettling afternoon into an affirmation of their character and togetherness.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Socially anxious and snobby, Victoria is dedicated to keeping her three children on the same affluent life path she's followed.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Bowen Yang and Andy Samberg’s ’80s-pop-style music video about how everyone who has ever worked on SNL has been an anxious mess was an instant classic.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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At least as troubling is that Bove ordered the dismissal of charges against Adams without prejudice, meaning they could be refiled at a later date.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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How Venezuela Helps Fuel Colombian Violence: A decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.—
Atul Loke,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Video shows President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance in a tense meeting Friday before the U.S. and Ukraine were planning to sign a rare earth minerals deal.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The removal occurred during a tense exchange between Trump and Zelensky.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bates is frightening in her stillness, which makes Annie’s sudden bursts of violence all the more horrifying.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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But former Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has pitched just five innings since 2022 due to Tommy John surgery and, even more frightening, a battle with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Atop all this, Floria is charged with supervising nervous, error-prone student nurse Amelie (Selma) — tempers fray as precious time runs out.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the final round, a nervous Castle missed his first four dunk attempts for his first dunk of the round, before finishing with pizzaz on a between-the-legs up-and-under one-handed flush.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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