handwringer

as in nervous wreck
a person who is inclined to worry opponents of the nuclear power plant were dismissed as a bunch of handwringers who were standing in the way of progress

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nervous wreck
Noun
  • The Final Destination movies merely magnify these commonplace anxieties and ramps them up to the nth degree, leaving you a nervous wreck in the process.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
  • Jason arrives to drive Jax to the facility and Jax is a nervous wreck.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Handwringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwringer. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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