oroväckande

Swedish

Etymology

oro +‎ väckande. Compare Dutch zorgwekkend.

Adjective

oroväckande (comparative mer oroväckande, superlative mest oroväckande)

worrisome, alarming
Synonym: oroande

Adverb

oroväckande (comparative mer oroväckande, superlative mest oroväckande)

worrisomely, alarmingly
Det går oroväckande dåligt för oss.
It's going alarmingly poorly for us.

References

oroväckande in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
oroväckande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
oroväckande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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