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Worrywart

//ˈwʌɹ.iˌwɔːt// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    thinks about unfortunate things that might happen wordnet

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.

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