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/ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt/ · noun
(originally US) A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters..
It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication.
On vacation, I'm a worrywart for fretting about third-degree burns and puncture wounds.
When Biden takes the presidential oath in January, many will write articles scolding those who expressed concern about a coup as worrywarts, or as people misusing terminology.
Use worry wart when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Worry wart means (originally US) A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters..
Common synonyms include bundle of nerves, worrier, bag of nerves, jitterbug.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It doesn't mean you're a worrywart, a nervous wreck or in need of heavy medication.
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