worriment
Americannoun
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the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
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a source or cause of trouble or annoyance.
noun
Etymology
Origin of worriment
Example Sentences
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Judge Yule paced from one to another in solemn worriment, arms hang ing, fingers outstretched like a house guest looking for a towel.
From Time Magazine Archive
But after an hour's worriment and distress on the part of the three men the guide returned.
From The Come Back by Wells, Carolyn
You have had the greater labor and worriment.
From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Brinton, Davis
But both Luke and Neale, as well as Mr. Howbridge, felt more worriment for the safety of Ruth and Agnes than they cared to have the girls imagine.
From The Corner House Girls on Palm Island by Gooch, Thelma
Frances knew that her face was a picture of the worriment and straining of her past night, for it was a treacherous mirror of her soul.
From The Rustler of Wind River by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
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