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.

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Collectively, 20 of the most valuable global AI and semiconductor stocks have shed more than $1 trillion in value so far this week, as interest rate hikes, AI financing and intensifying competition weighed on sentiment. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 What did weigh on Nordrum’s mind, however, was nailing an English accent. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Even if Hormuz is opened tomorrow, the new logistics of moving crude will weigh on producers. — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Strong exports have helped drive China’s overall economic growth this year, at a time when domestic consumption and investment remained sluggish, weighed on by a yearslong real estate sector downturn. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weigh on

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