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• a  not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
• s  causing distress or worry or anxiety
  in a particularly worrisome predicament

• Auto production soared to an alltime peak in 1955but there were already worrisome signs.
• As it stands, the American voting system is a worrisome mess, a labyrinth of local, state and federal laws spotted with bewildered volunteers, harried public officials, partisan .
• And in ways that have only begun to be measured, it is coloring relationships, both long-and short-term, reshaping expectations about sex and body image and, most worrisome of .

• unreassuring
• distressing
• distressful
• disturbing
• perturbing
• troubling
• worrying

• reassuring

News & Articles

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• Mike Alger: Risky fire weather is coming (+ video forecast, 7-day outlook)
  While it will be a dry and mostly sunny week ahead, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some worrisome weather ahead. The winds will kick up over the next couple of days ahead of a dry cold front, which will combine with dry air and warm temperatures to create a tenuous fire situation.
  June 17, 2013 - Reno Gazette-Journal
• Brown algae threatens fishing, may be killing wildlife in lagoons
  It's very worrisome,said one fishing guide. "The largest estuary on the East Coast is dying and there seems to be no emergency action."
  June 16, 2013 - Daytona Beach News-Journal
• Women's health care still a legislative target
  There were so many legislative outrages last session - horse slaughter, worrisome tax cuts, the health-insurance debacle spring to mind - a few might have escaped the public's notice.
  June 16, 2013 - Tulsa World

Quotes

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• President Bush in International Herald Tribune
  ...US President George W. Bush, denounced by tens of thousands of anti-American protesters on the streets of Rome, defended his humanitarian record on Saturday to Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed concern about "the worrisome situation in...
• George Steinbrenner in International Herald Tribune
  We learned last year that injuries can happen across the board,Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner said. "There's no doubt pitching is a bit more worrisome, but you've got to live year by year and we're focused on 2009."
• Joe Girardi in ESPN
  It's worrisome thinking about your club without Alex,Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Alex hasn't had any pain. Shocked. I think that's a pretty good way to describe it."