Worrywart
/ˈwʌɹ.iˌwɔːt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
"It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication."
- 2 thinks about unfortunate things that might happen wordnet
Example
More examples"It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication."
Etymology
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.