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worrywart
[
wur
-ee-wawrt,
wuhr
- ]
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/ ˈwɜr iˌwɔrt, ˈwʌr- /
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worrywart
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noun
a person who tends to
worry
habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
Origin of worrywart
First recorded in 1930–35;
worry
+
wart
Words nearby worrywart
worrisome
,
worrit
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worry
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worry beads
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worryguts
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worrywart
,
worse
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worse for wear
,
worsen
,
worser
,
worset
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worrier
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killjoy
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downer
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defeatist
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gloomy
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crepehanger
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chicken
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pantywaist
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wimp
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wuss
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doomsayer
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kill-joy