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View synonyms for worriment

worriment

[ wur-ee-muhnt, wuhr- ]

noun

, Older Use.
  1. the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
  2. a source or cause of trouble or annoyance.


worriment

/ ˈwʌrɪmənt /

noun

  1. informal.
    anxiety or the trouble that causes it; worry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of worriment1

First recorded in 1825–35; worry + -ment
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Example Sentences

After Amy had gone home Jessie retired with much more worriment upon her mind than little Henrietta had upon hers.

As I sewed the whangs through the rips and hastily patched the holes I could see her worriment was increasing.

In the camp, Stallings and the others had begun to show their worriment.

In it is dread and anguish and worriment: in it is hideous altering breaking prepollence of death.

Randall looked at her doubtfully, but he was too full of himself, as all lovers are, to press the subject of Clancy's worriment.

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