worrywart

noun

wor·​ry·​wart ˈwər-ē-ˌwȯrt How to pronounce worrywart (audio)
ˈwə-rē-
: a person who is inclined to worry unduly

Examples of worrywart in a Sentence

My father is a real worrywart. tends to dismiss people concerned about global warming as a bunch of worrywarts
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Although Allen is best known for promulgating a certain set of character types in his classic films, his own bookish worrywart or Diane Keaton’s moodily anxious beauty, he also must be credited for seeing the comic possibilities of the altogether less agitated and more grounded Roberts. Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025 Until the 1960s, Norton points out, about half of American women of legal driving age never obtained driver’s licenses—a fact the pro-automotive forces exploited in their campaign to paint pedestrian safety advocates as busybodies and worrywarts who just didn’t understand the science of traffic. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024 Former New York Federal Reserve Bank President Bill Dudley’s editorial Wednesday was the catalyst for this worrywart crowd. Bob Pisani, CNBC, 25 July 2024 This is my main point: AI will produce wild economic times where the worrywarts have little input in the race to keep up. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for worrywart

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of worrywart was in 1936

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“Worrywart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worrywart. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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worrywart

noun
wor·​ry·​wart ˈwər-ē-ˌwȯrt How to pronounce worrywart (audio)
ˈwə-rē-
: a person who worries without reasonable cause
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