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
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 George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Surely we need not go through much more worriment.
From The Corner House Girls on Palm Island by Thelma Gooch
Helen had set out upon her venture without much worriment of mind; but she had been badly frightened.
From Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery by Alice B. Emerson
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
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