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hand-wringingnoun [mass noun]The excessive display of concern or distress: this is no time for more hand-wringing about bias in the media [modifier]: it plays into the hands of hand-wringing liberals...- She has vigorously supported the prosecution and incarceration of the gangbangers without the slightest public display of hesitation, handwringing, or apology.
- That was nearly thirty years ago, and over the years the delusion that an unlimited license to commit an unspeakable evil can be disguised or excused by a display of moral handwringing has become ever less convincing to ever more Americans.
- I don't know if the tactic succeeded, but I don't believe it hurt the greater cause any, despite the handwringing about its ‘intemperence.’
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