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
He remembered with some worriment, that he had cursed under the pain of the dressing of the wound.
From The River Prophet by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman
"Maybe I could help you, papa," spoke Nettie, who had listened with some worriment to the talk of her parents.
From Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains by Frank V. Webster
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 Thelma Gooch
When he finally went up to the Barton home to learn if the young girl had returned, he found the old man frantic with fear and worriment.
From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Eustace Hale Ball
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