zorgwekkend

Meaning

alarming, worrying

Concepts

alarming

serious

grave

worrisome

disconcerting

unsettling

critic

critical

perturbing

troubling

worrying

Hyphenated as

zorg‧wek‧kend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌzɔrxˈʋɛ.kənt/

Etymology

Compound of zorg (“concern, worry”) + wekkend (“raising, rousing, causing to arise”).

Sentences

Zoals velen van u hebben gezegd , is de humanitaire situatie nog altijd zeer zorgwekkend .

As many of you have pointed out, the humanitarian situation is still of great concern.