Worrisome
adjective
Causing anxiety or concern.
The recent rise in crime rates is worrisome.
adjective
Inclined to worry.
She has always been a worrisome person.
adjective
Causing anxiety or concern.
The recent rise in crime rates is worrisome.
adjective
Inclined to worry.
She has always been a worrisome person.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Suggests potential problems or risks that may cause worry.
The forecast of a hurricane is worrisome for coastal residents.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Reaction
Elicits feelings of unease which could keep someone preoccupied.
Her worrisome tone made me suspect she was hiding something.
Pro Tip 3/3Call to Attention
Often used to highlight issues needing address or consideration.
The worrisome symptoms prompted an immediate visit to the doctor.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Suggests potential problems or risks that may cause worry.
The forecast of a hurricane is worrisome for coastal residents.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Reaction
Elicits feelings of unease which could keep someone preoccupied.
Her worrisome tone made me suspect she was hiding something.
Pro Tip 3/3Call to Attention
Often used to highlight issues needing address or consideration.
The worrisome symptoms prompted an immediate visit to the doctor.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Suggests potential problems or risks that may cause worry.
The forecast of a hurricane is worrisome for coastal residents.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Reaction
Elicits feelings of unease which could keep someone preoccupied.
Her worrisome tone made me suspect she was hiding something.
Pro Tip 3/3Call to Attention
Often used to highlight issues needing address or consideration.
The worrisome symptoms prompted an immediate visit to the doctor.
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They do this by making sure we have enough energy and are protected from feeling pain, while shutting down nonessential systems, like critical thought. Feeling pain-free and energized, while not getting caught up in worrisome thoughts that normally occupy our brains, that all sounds great,
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The Survival of the Sea...
With size comes some measure of protection. The only truly worrisome predators now are some of the larger shark species-- bulls, tigers, and whites -- and the occasional killer whale. At approximately two decades of age, the survivors will be old enough themselves to breed,
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Let's clean up the space...
but also to the satellites that we rely on each and every day. Now, because space debris and junk has become increasingly worrisome, there have been some national and international efforts to develop technical standards to help us limit the generation of additional debris.
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Gene editing can now...
The last worrisome thing is that the technology to do this, to genetically engineer an organism and include a gene drive, is something that basically any lab in the world can do. An undergraduate can do it. A talented high schooler with some equipment can do it.
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Conjoined Twins PIPE...
joining the two infants fortunately this is not the case the girls are linked at their breast bones livers and diaphragms they are delivered by c-section without major complications but there are worrisome signs Shana wasn't doing so good
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Anne Curzan: What makes...
The language is not going to change so fast that we can't keep up. Language just doesn't work that way. I hope that what you can do is find language change not worrisome but fun and fascinating, just the way dictionary editors do.
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Elizabeth Pisani: Sex,...
and having more virus out there in the population -- more people living longer, healthier lives, more likely to be getting laid with HIV -- is outweighing the effects of lower viral load, and that's a very worrisome thing.
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How to fool a GPS - Todd...
find herself in this kind of fearsome environment worrisome situation caused by GPS tracking in fact as I looked into her case I discovered to my surprise that it's not clearly illegal for you or
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
worrisome situation caused by GPS tracking. In fact, as I looked into her case, I discovered to my surprise that it's not clearly illegal
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Cutest Baby Chimp Learns...
provide comfort and protection when things get a bit battling and worrisome
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Why is being scared so...
They do this by making sure we have enough energy and are protected from feeling pain, while shutting down nonessential systems, like critical thought. Feeling pain-free and energized, while not getting caught up in worrisome thoughts that normally occupy our brains, that all sounds great,
Video examples
The Survival of the Sea...
With size comes some measure of protection. The only truly worrisome predators now are some of the larger shark species-- bulls, tigers, and whites -- and the occasional killer whale. At approximately two decades of age, the survivors will be old enough themselves to breed,
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Let's clean up the space...
but also to the satellites that we rely on each and every day. Now, because space debris and junk has become increasingly worrisome, there have been some national and international efforts to develop technical standards to help us limit the generation of additional debris.
Video examples
Gene editing can now...
The last worrisome thing is that the technology to do this, to genetically engineer an organism and include a gene drive, is something that basically any lab in the world can do. An undergraduate can do it. A talented high schooler with some equipment can do it.
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Conjoined Twins PIPE...
joining the two infants fortunately this is not the case the girls are linked at their breast bones livers and diaphragms they are delivered by c-section without major complications but there are worrisome signs Shana wasn't doing so good
Video examples
Anne Curzan: What makes...
The language is not going to change so fast that we can't keep up. Language just doesn't work that way. I hope that what you can do is find language change not worrisome but fun and fascinating, just the way dictionary editors do.
Video examples
Elizabeth Pisani: Sex,...
and having more virus out there in the population -- more people living longer, healthier lives, more likely to be getting laid with HIV -- is outweighing the effects of lower viral load, and that's a very worrisome thing.
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How to fool a GPS - Todd...
find herself in this kind of fearsome environment worrisome situation caused by GPS tracking in fact as I looked into her case I discovered to my surprise that it's not clearly illegal for you or
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
worrisome situation caused by GPS tracking. In fact, as I looked into her case, I discovered to my surprise that it's not clearly illegal
Video examples
Cutest Baby Chimp Learns...
provide comfort and protection when things get a bit battling and worrisome
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Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Everything you've heard about Canadians apologizing profusely for things they shouldn't be sorry about is absolutely true. It is both sweet, endearing and worrisome at the same time. Having someone apologize for no reason actually makes me feel as though I should apologize for their need to apologize.
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Laura Marano
American Actress
To me, the most worrisome part of traveling comes before any of the traveling actually occurs: the suitcase-packing process. It's a challenging and anxiety-filled process - I am caught between wanting my suitcase to be light and worrying I am going to need every single item in my bedroom.
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Julian Baggini
British Author
If we find it hard to believe that winning millions might not be so lucky after all, we just don't have a good enough imagination. If I fantasise about winning the lottery, it doesn't take long before all sorts of worrisome potential consequences occur to me.
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Jon Oringer
American Businessman
Many entrepreneurs have shifted their focus to pursuing VC funding as a primary strategic priority instead of concentrating on generating value for their users. This is worrisome because raising capital alone is misleading as a benchmark for success.
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Mark Kozelek
American Musician
Writer's block' sounds so dramatic and worrisome, and I don't worry about it. I know deep down that I'm a writer, and it's just a matter of time until it comes back, and when it does, it'll be good like it's always been.
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Andrew J. Bernstein
American Writer
Worrisome thoughts and their resulting feelings are a form of self strangulation. They not only strangle your emotions. They affect your physical life as well, and your ability to focus and get things done.
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Federica Mogherini
Italian Politician
There is nothing more worrisome to ISIS than cooperation between 'the West' and the Muslim world, for it defies the narrative of a clash of civilisations the group is trying to revive.
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Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
Many programs are built on the government's spending power, and the existence of an extraconstitutional limit on that power is a worrisome development.
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Zach Woods
American Actor
This is going to sound pretentious, but I like comedy that addresses something I find either worrisome or interesting in my life.
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John Thorn
American Historian
If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome chain of events describes the game of the nineteenth century.
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Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Everything you've heard about Canadians apologizing profusely for things they shouldn't be sorry about is absolutely true. It is both sweet, endearing and worrisome at the same time. Having someone apologize for no reason actually makes me feel as though I should apologize for their need to apologize.
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Laura Marano
American Actress
To me, the most worrisome part of traveling comes before any of the traveling actually occurs: the suitcase-packing process. It's a challenging and anxiety-filled process - I am caught between wanting my suitcase to be light and worrying I am going to need every single item in my bedroom.
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Julian Baggini
British Author
If we find it hard to believe that winning millions might not be so lucky after all, we just don't have a good enough imagination. If I fantasise about winning the lottery, it doesn't take long before all sorts of worrisome potential consequences occur to me.
Quote examples
Jon Oringer
American Businessman
Many entrepreneurs have shifted their focus to pursuing VC funding as a primary strategic priority instead of concentrating on generating value for their users. This is worrisome because raising capital alone is misleading as a benchmark for success.
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Mark Kozelek
American Musician
Writer's block' sounds so dramatic and worrisome, and I don't worry about it. I know deep down that I'm a writer, and it's just a matter of time until it comes back, and when it does, it'll be good like it's always been.
Quote examples
Andrew J. Bernstein
American Writer
Worrisome thoughts and their resulting feelings are a form of self strangulation. They not only strangle your emotions. They affect your physical life as well, and your ability to focus and get things done.
Quote examples
Federica Mogherini
Italian Politician
There is nothing more worrisome to ISIS than cooperation between 'the West' and the Muslim world, for it defies the narrative of a clash of civilisations the group is trying to revive.
Quote examples
Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
Many programs are built on the government's spending power, and the existence of an extraconstitutional limit on that power is a worrisome development.
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Zach Woods
American Actor
This is going to sound pretentious, but I like comedy that addresses something I find either worrisome or interesting in my life.
Quote examples
John Thorn
American Historian
If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome chain of events describes the game of the nineteenth century.
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