noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of worrying; anxiety. countable, uncountable

   "Maybe he feared that himself, John Guthrie, his rage was his worriment with the night […]."

2. 2
   a difficulty that causes anxiety wordnet
3. 3
   A worrying situation or thing. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

aggravationannoyancebad newsborebotherdevilment

Example

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"Maybe he feared that himself, John Guthrie, his rage was his worriment with the night […]."

Etymology

From worry + -ment.

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