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worrywart
[
wur
-ee-wawrt,
wuhr
- ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɜr iˌwɔrt, ˈwʌr- /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
a person who tends to
worry
habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
Origin of worrywart
First recorded in 1930–35;
worry
+
wart
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worrisome
,
worrit
,
worry
,
worry beads
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worryguts
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worrywart
,
worse
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worse for wear
,
worsen
,
worser
,
worset