Mary is such a worrywart.
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Worrywart
//ˈwʌɹ.iˌwɔːt//
Synonyms for "worrywart" (23 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (11)
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6 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 杞人憂天的人 /杞人忧天的人 noun (person who worries excessively)
Danish
1 entries- sortseer noun (person who worries excessively)
Estonian
1 entries- põdeja noun (person who worries excessively)
Finnish
2 entries- huolehtija noun (person who worries excessively)
- murehtija noun (person who worries excessively)
French
1 entries- angoissé noun (person who worries excessively)
German
2 entries- Schwarzmaler noun (person who worries excessively)
- Schwarzseher noun (person who worries excessively)
Hungarian
2 entries- aggodalmaskodó noun (person who worries excessively)
- vészmadár noun (person who worries excessively)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- svartseer noun (person who worries excessively)
Polish
1 entries- kłębek nerwów noun (person who worries excessively)
Russian
1 entries- комо́к не́рвов noun (person who worries excessively)
Swedish
2 entries- dystergök noun (person who worries excessively)
- pessimist noun (person who worries excessively)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication.
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On vacation, I'm a worrywart for fretting about third-degree burns and puncture wounds.
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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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