worrying
Mind chewing endlessly
Worrying is the activity of dwelling anxiously on problems or uncertainties: All that worrying won't change anything.
As an adjective, worrying describes something that causes concern: a worrying trend, worrying news about the economy.
The word implies ongoing mental distress rather than a single moment of alarm.
Dwelling excessively on thoughts
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- dwellingPlace of residence
- obsessingThinking about compulsively
fixating · stewing · agonizing · mulling · preoccupied · consumed · haunted · plagued
Troubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- fearfulFull of fright
tense · fretful · agitated · restless · edgy · distressed · panicky · jittery
Suggesting something bad approaches
- troublingCausing unease or concern
- alarmingProvoking fear or anxiety
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
disconcerting · disquieting · concerning · dire · grim · dark · menacing · threatening
Causing worry or tension
- pressureForce upon contact
- strainExcessive stretching force
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
burnout · exhaustion · overload · cortisol · headache · fatigue · toll · weight
Causing difficulty or concern
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- annoyingCausing mild irritation
aggravating · nagging · burdensome · challenging · taxing · difficult · persistent · chronic
overthinking
Dwelling excessively on thoughts
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- dwellingPlace of residence
obsessing · fixating · stewing · agonizing · mulling · preoccupied · consumed · haunted · plagued · gnawing
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
fearful · tense · fretful · agitated · restless · edgy · distressed · panicky · jittery · troubled
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- troublingCausing unease or concern
- alarmingProvoking fear or anxiety
- disturbingCausing mental unease
unsettling · disconcerting · disquieting · concerning · dire · grim · dark · menacing · threatening · chilling
stressful
Causing worry or tension
overwhelm · burnout · exhaustion · overload · cortisol · headache · fatigue · toll · weight · demands
problematic
Causing difficulty or concern
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
annoying · aggravating · nagging · burdensome · challenging · taxing · difficult · persistent · chronic · unresolved
- idle actionsfidgeting, waiting, twiddling thumbs, daydreaming, lounging
- thinking habitsoverthinking, rumination, catastrophizing, negative thinking, positive thinking
- frettingfussing, fretting, stewing, hand-wringing, hand wringing
- harassment tacticsharassment, hounding, pestering, badgering, nagging
- anxiety signspanic, nervousness, trembling, shaking, sweating
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
worryingreassuring
Restoring calm or confidence
comforting · calming · soothing · encouraging · heartening
worryingreassuring
Restoring calm or confidence
encouraging · promising · hopeful · untroubling · heartening