weigh on

verb

weighed on; weighing on; weighs on

: to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried

The bad news is really weighing on me.

I can tell that something is weighing on his mind.

Examples of weigh on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The United Kingdom is on course for its sixth prime minister in some seven years, as one political leader after another proves no match for a stubbornly weak economy, which has weighed on incomes and living standards, wearing down the electorate. —Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Higher energy costs have also made shipping more expensive for a wide range of goods, and that has been weighing on businesses and households. —Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Their downbeat comments weighed on confidence and prompted businesses and consumers to further retrench. —ABC News, 23 June 2026

Efforts to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels by accelerating the transition to renewables increased energy costs and weighed on industrial competitiveness in the short term. —Sebastian Buckup, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Rhymes for weigh on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon