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WORRISOME
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
Synonyms:
unreassuring; worrisome
Classified under:
Attribute:
reassurance (the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Causing distress or worry or anxiety
Example:
a worrying time
Synonyms:
distressful; distressing; disturbing; perturbing; troubling; worrisome; worrying
Classified under:
Similar:
heavy (marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness)