worrying

nouns

the act of harassing someone
badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying
is derived from
worry
the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
"vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
worrying
is a type of (narrower)
the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
agitation

adjectives

causing distress or worry or anxiety
"distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying