English

Noun

worrywart ‎(plural worrywarts)

1. A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
   • 2005, Hal Edward Runkel, Screamfree Parenting: Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool, page 31:

     It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication.

   • 2008, Nicole L.V. Mullis, "Vacation renders kids, adult males impervious to danger", Battle Creek Enquirer online, August 17:

     On vacation, I'm a worrywart for fretting about third-degree burns and puncture wounds.

Synonyms

• bundle of nerves ,fussbudget, worrier

Translations

See also

• pessimist
• OCD
• hypochondriac

References

1. ↑ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editor (1884–1928) A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697; and The Oxford English Dictionary; being a Corrected Re-issue with an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (the First Supplement), Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933, OCLC 2748467.
2. ↑ Word Craft Forum: Worry Wort