as in nervous wreck
a person who is inclined to worry
opponents of the nuclear power plant were dismissed as a bunch of handwringers who were standing in the way of progress
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nervous wreck
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Better to let the audience wait just a bit longer than to step out feeling like a nervous wreck.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025 -
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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“Handwringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwringer. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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