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
It may seem that Winn was borrowing needless worriment, and yet once the canker spot of suspicion fastens itself upon a man's mind, it grows until it turns all things green.
From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark
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)
Well, you may believe I was glad to get the purse and some of the other things, Mr. Donald, but the picture and the key were a worriment to me.
From Donald and Dorothy by Dodge, Mary Mapes
Had they carried their temporary possessor into any such worriment and trouble as he himself had often travelled through on their worn but faithful soles?
From True and Other Stories by Lathrop, George Parsons
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