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worriment

worriment

9.3
Something that causes concern for someone
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜːrɪmənt/
translation icon : preocupación
  • The team's worriment over the project's success was evident during the meeting.

Examples

  • I cannot write with ease or fluency, worse luck, and the more fluent the thing looks from the outside, the more worriment and sweat it is for me to evolve.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Her constant worriment about the future keeps her awake at night.

  • Financial worriment can have a significant impact on a person's mental health.

Synonyms

danger
vsworriment
∞ 1.0

A chance that people or things will be harmed

focuses on causing worry or anxiety rather than actual physical harm
concern
vsworriment
906 1.7

A person or thing that causes worry and needs attention

focuses specifically on causing anxiety rather than importance or interest

Antonyms

comfort
190 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

reassurance
51 3.7

Words or actions that make someone feel less worried and more confident

How Worrying

alarm
159 2.3
worriment
9.3
concern
906 1.7

Surface Forms

worriment singular
worriments plural

Morphology

worriment = worry (transparent) = worry + ment

The noun is directly formed from the verb 'worry' with the productive suffix '-ment'; despite a minor spelling alternation, the meaning is clearly derived.

Etymology

The word worriment comes from the common verb worry plus the noun ending -ment, which means 'state' or 'result' and appears in words like enjoyment and movement. So a worriment is literally a 'thing or state of worry', something that causes anxiety.