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Words to describe people

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worrywart
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PRONUNCIATION:

(WUH-ree-wahrt)

MEANING:

noun: One who worries excessively and unnecessarily.

ETYMOLOGY:

From worry, from Old English wyrgan (to strangle) + wart, from Old English wearte. The word wart was apparently chosen for alliteration. Earliest documented use: 1929.

USAGE:

“When Biden takes the presidential oath in January, many will write articles scolding those who expressed concern about a coup as worrywarts.”
Zeynep Tufekci; “This Must Be Your First”; The Atlantic; Dec 7, 2020.

See more usage examples of worrywart in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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