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Meanings of worrywart in English

Thinks about unfortunate things that might happen.

A person who expects the worst and looks on the downside of things.

Usage of worrywart in English
1
I wondered if I'd ever learn not to be such a worrywart.
Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
2
Béla was a nice guy, but he was a worrywart.
Cauldron of Ghosts
3
So you gotta watch out for that worrywart, workaholic facet of your personality this week.
Ebony
4
For years Laura had called her a worrywart.
Running scared
5
One worrywart in the house is enough.
Wrangling the redhead
6
I know what a worrywart you are.
The next to die
7
I'd become too much of a worrywart.
Alpine for You
8
He's just one of those worrywart motherfuckers.
Four to score
9
I can catch the last shuttle back, at eleven, and be home by midnight Okay, little worrywart?
The promise
10
Morse was a worrywart; he seemed to spend his time agonizing over things instead of actually doing them.
The new yorker
11
Too late for regrets now, worrywart.
Michael's discovery
12
She called me a worrywart.
The cardturner
13
He thought, This is silly, I'm being a worrywart, but positioned the bow close to himself just the same.
Brian's hunt
14
His grandfather always said he had the makings of a worrywart, and this pronouncement has turned out to be true.
Practical Magic
15
Ah, you're a worrywart.
A taste of magic
16
Maybe I was being a worrywart about Ric's minor physical... alterations and his randy schoolboy fixation on "branding" his girl.
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
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