1
as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
the patient's erratic behavior has become increasingly worrisome
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2
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
But the preventable disease is even more worrisome — and embarrassing — for Idaho.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
As extremely windy conditions persisted in the region, other worrisome fires ignited.
—Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Nazar has a smaller sample size with just 62 faceoffs in 11 games, but his 33.9 percentage is still worrisome.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The cryptic response from Sirianni is worrisome, especially since the Eagles are preparing to make a deep playoff run.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
As extremely windy conditions persisted in the region, other worrisome fires ignited.
—Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Nazar has a smaller sample size with just 62 faceoffs in 11 games, but his 33.9 percentage is still worrisome.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The cryptic response from Sirianni is worrisome, especially since the Eagles are preparing to make a deep playoff run.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for worrisome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worrisome
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This is a dark and disturbing script that, circa 1996, would have been better handled by Darren Aronofsky or David Fincher.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Nakamura, the father, was interned along with his Japanese American family during WWII, a shameful and disturbing period in 20th-century American history that has never been fully acknowledged or dealt with on a national level.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Add Vargas to the long list of Americans who have been uneasy about TikTok’s future.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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For all of their uneasy gazing and silent discernment, artful visages are a key element in the decor.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Architectural Digest,
15 Jan. 2025
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Yes, some of the gross body-horror stuff is very unsettling, but that’s not enough to make this a good movie.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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And to think that the ground is ever-changing, well, that's a bit unsettling.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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For example, someone not willing to open up to you about certain aspects of their personal life can be interpreted as personal rejection, which may trigger defensive or anxious behaviors.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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More than a few have faced foreclosure, leaving owners anxious about the need to get tenants back in their buildings or find another use for the millions of unused square feet.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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This gender disparity is particularly troubling given that 79% of working women—compared with 58% of working men—are in occupations susceptible to generative AI disruption.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Those tapes, and Sampson’s 38-page criminal history — including charges never even pursued by prosecutors — raise some troubling questions about the conduct of the city’s police officers.—
JULIE K. BROWN,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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These chips are at the center of a tense technological competition between the United States and China.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Saturday’s Big 12 headliner should be a physical, tense and narrow affair.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article California’s blazing wildfires and last year’s destructive hurricanes in the Southeast are frightening examples of the dramatic impacts of climate change.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Coming full circle, the FBI also warned users to beware this frightening new threat in a special advisory last month.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some parents are nervous to send their kids back to the center, given the air quality concerns and its proximity to the burn area.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ellie is nervous, and so naturally, her dead lesbian aunt manifests as an unwanted spiritual gay guide.—
Sadie Collins,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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