worrier
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Definition
Noun: A person who habitually thinks about and feels anxious about potential problems or unfortunate events that might occur in the future.
Usage
A "worrier" describes someone whose characteristic or habitual mental state involves anxiety about possible negative outcomes. It is a label for a personality tendency.
Examples
- She is a worrier, so she always plans for the worst-case scenario.
- My father was a chronic worrier, constantly fretting about our safety.
- Don't be such a worrier; everything will probably be fine.
Advanced Usage
- The worrier in me...: A phrase used to personify one's own anxious thoughts.
- The worrier in me says we should cancel the trip due to the storm forecast.
Variants and Related Words
- Worry (verb/noun): The act or feeling of anxiety.
- Verb: I worry about my exams.
- Noun: Financial worries kept him awake.
- Worrisome (adjective): Causing worry.
- The patient's symptoms were worrisome.
- Worrying (adjective): Causing anxiety or concern.
- There has been a worrying increase in cases.
Synonyms
- Anxious person
- Fretter
- Hand-wringer (idiomatic)
Antonyms
- Optimist
- Free spirit
- Carefree person
Related Idioms
- To worry oneself sick: To worry so much it makes one feel ill.
- She worried herself sick waiting for the test results.
- A worrywart: (Informal, synonymous) A person who worries excessively.
- He's a real worrywart about his health.
Noun
- thinks about unfortunate things that might happen