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Troubling vs Worried - What's the difference?

troubling | worried |

As adjectives the difference between troubling and worried

is that troubling is distressing, worrying while worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

As verbs the difference between troubling and worried

is that troubling is while worried is (worry).

As a noun troubling

is the infliction of trouble or distress.

troubling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • distressing, worrying

    • Derived terms

    * troublingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The infliction of trouble or distress.
  • * (Donald Friend)
    • Even more important in contributing to a sense of welfare, we both made drawings all the morning, and have laid at rest the troublings of artistic conscience.

    worried

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
    • She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

    Derived terms

    * unworried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (worry)

    • Derived terms

    * worriedly * worriedness

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