worrisome

worrisome

English

Etymology

From worry +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwʌɹiˌsəm/, /ˈwɚɹiˌsəm/
• (African-American Vernacular English) IPA^(key): [ˈwɚsəm]

Adjective

worrisome (comparative more worrisome, superlative most worrisome)

1. Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.
   • 2000, Lee Baer, Getting Control (Revised Edition) →ISBN:

     “Doesn't everyone call his doctor every week or two for reassurance about some worrisome symptom?”

2. (of a person) Inclined to worry.

Translations

causing worry; perturbing or vexing

Dutch: verontrustend (nl), verontrustende (nl) Esperanto: maltrankviliga Finnish: huolestuttava (fi) French: anxiogène (fr), inquiétant (fr) m German: besorgniserregend (de) Hungarian: nyugtalanító (hu)

Indonesian: mengkhawatirkan (id), mencemaskan (id) Italian: preoccupante (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: bekymringsfull (no) Portuguese: preocupante

of a person: inclined to worry

Dutch: ongerust (nl), ongeruste (nl) Esperanto: maltrankvilema Finnish: huolestuvainen

Norwegian: Bokmål: bekymringsfull (no)

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