as in worrywart
a person who is inclined to worry
she's a mother—being a worrier is part of the job description
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Noun
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Although Allen is best known for promulgating a certain set of character types in his classic films, his own bookish worrywart or Diane Keaton’s moodily anxious beauty, he also must be credited for seeing the comic possibilities of the altogether less agitated and more grounded Roberts.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025 -
Until the 1960s, Norton points out, about half of American women of legal driving age never obtained driver’s licenses—a fact the pro-automotive forces exploited in their campaign to paint pedestrian safety advocates as busybodies and worrywarts who just didn’t understand the science of traffic.—
Chris Klimek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Sep. 2024
Noun
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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
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Jason arrives to drive Jax to the facility and Jax is a nervous wreck.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Worrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worrier. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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