noun
worrywart
Worrywart (noun) means (informal) Someone who worries too much, often about things that do not really matter.
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(informal) Someone who worries too much, often about things that do not really matter.
"It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication."
— Hal Edward Runkel, Screamfree Parenting: Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool (2005)
"When Biden takes the presidential oath in January, many will write articles scolding those who expressed concern about a coup as worrywarts, or as people misusing terminology."
— Zeynep Tufekci, ‘This Must Be Your First’ (2020)
"On vacation, I'm a worrywart for fretting about third-degree burns and puncture wounds."
— Nicole L.V. Mullis, Vacation renders kids, adult males impervious to danger (2008)
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Etymology
Formed from worry and wart, apparently chosen for its alliteration, and presumably related to the earlier word worryguts. It is attested from 1956, though earlier examples turn up in newspapers from the 1930s and 1940s.
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What is the meaning of worrywart?
"worrywart" (noun) means (informal) Someone who worries too much, often about things that do not really matter.
What is another word for worrywart?
Other words for "worrywart" include obsessive, worrier, worryguts, fusspot, jitterbug, neurotic.
