Definition

Noun: 1. A state or feeling of anxiety or concern: "Worriment" refers to the mental distress or unease caused by thinking about potential problems or troubles. 2. A source or cause of anxiety: "Worriment" can also refer to a specific difficulty, problem, or situation that provokes worry.

Examples

• The constant worriment about her son's health kept her awake at night.
• Financial instability is a major worriment for many families.
• He carried the worriment of the upcoming deadline with him all week.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a source of worriment": To be something that causes ongoing anxiety.
  • The company's declining sales are a constant source of worriment for the board.
• "Free from worriment": To be without anxiety or concerns.
  • After paying off his debts, he felt free from financial worriment.

Variants and Related Words

• Worry (n./v.): The more common and frequently used form with the same core meaning as "worriment."
• Worrisome (adj.): Causing worry; tending to worry.
  • The patient's symptoms were worrisome.

Synonyms

• Anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease.
• Concern: A matter of interest or importance that causes worry.
• Apprehension: Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Notes on Usage

"Worriment" is a less common and slightly old-fashioned or literary synonym for "worry." It is typically used as a noun. While understandable, it is not the most frequent choice in everyday modern English, where "worry," "concern," or "anxiety" are more standard. Its use can add a formal or deliberate tone.

Noun

1. a difficulty that causes anxiety