worry warts
Always expecting disaster
Worry warts are people who worry excessively, especially about minor or unlikely problems.
The term is mildly teasing rather than harsh: Don't be such a worry wart—the flight will be fine.
Also spelled as one word: worrywart.
- fretfulAnxiously irritable
- concernedFeeling worry or interest
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- bundle of nervesExtremely anxious person
apprehensive · worrywarts · mother hen · tense · sweating bullets · overthinking · what if · catastrophizing · second-guessing · fidgets · edgy · frown · restless · uneasy · hand-wringing · nail biting · anxieties · losing sleep
- negativistspessimists, defeatists, doomers, doomsayers, negative Nellies
emotional disposition toward potential problems
worry wartsoptimists
Those expecting favorable results
behavioral response to risk and uncertainty
worry wartsdaredevils
Those who seek thrills recklessly
thrill-seekers · adrenaline junkies · gamblers · adventurers · cowboys
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