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worrywart

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt/Part of speech nounSorted aorrrtwwyStarts with WEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. thinks about unfortunate things that might happen

Word origin

From worry + wart, apparently chosen for alliteration. Presumably related to earlier worryguts. Attested 1956, but earlier examples are found in newspapers of the 1930s and 1940s.

Used in a sentence

  • It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication.
  • On vacation, I'm a worrywart for fretting about third-degree burns and puncture wounds.
  • 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.

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