- worriment
- noun Date: 1833 an act or instance of worrying; also trouble, worry
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Worriment — Wor ri*ment, n. [See {Worry}.] Trouble; anxiety; worry. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worriment — [wʉr′ē mənt] n. 1. a worrying or being worried; anxiety 2. a cause of worry … English World dictionary
worriment — /werr ee meuhnt, wur /, n. Informal. 1. the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety. 2. a source or cause of trouble or annoyance. [1825 35; WORRY + MENT] * * * … Universalium
worriment — noun a) The act of worrying b) A worrying situation or thing … Wiktionary
worriment — wor·ri·ment || wÉœrɪmÉ™nt / wÊŒ n. anxiety, worry; distress … English contemporary dictionary
worriment — noun US archaic or humorous term for worry … English new terms dictionary
worriment — wor·ri·ment … English syllables
worriment — wor•ri•ment [[t]ˈwɜr i mənt, ˈwʌr [/t]] n. 1) cvb inf an act or instance of worrying; anxiety 2) cvb inf a source or cause of trouble or annoyance • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
worriment — /ˈwʌrimənt/ (say wureemuhnt), /ˈwɒrimənt/ (say woreemuhnt) noun Colloquial 1. trouble; harassing annoyance. 2. worry, anxiety …
worriment — n. esp. US 1 the act of worrying or state of being worried. 2 a cause of worry … Useful english dictionary
