adjective
- causing worry or anxiety; troubling
Examples
- The patient’s worrisome symptoms prompted further testing.
- There has been a worrisome increase in crime rates this year.
- Her worrisome behavior at school concerned her parents.
- The company’s declining profits are worrisome to investors.
- The worrisome weather forecast forced us to cancel the picnic.
- His worrisome habit of staying out late worried his family.