worriment

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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

Not that either of her older children gave her real cause for worriment or complaint.

From The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors by Morrison, Gertrude W.

After Amy had gone home Jessie retired with much more worriment upon her mind than little Henrietta had upon hers.

From The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air by Penrose, Margaret

He remembered with some worriment, that he had cursed under the pain of the dressing of the wound.

From The River Prophet by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)

For those golden moments of romancing Patsy’s quest was forgotten; they might have reached Arden and despatched her errand, for all the worriment their loitering caused her.

From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth