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单词 handwringers
释义

hand-wringing

noun

hand-wring·​ing ˈhand-ˌriŋ-iŋ How to pronounce hand-wringing (audio)
: an overwrought expression of concern or guilt
handwringer noun

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

handwringers

noun

plural of handwringer
as in nervous wrecks
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • nervous wrecks
  • nervous Nellies
  • worriers
  • worrywarts
  • fatalists
  • defeatists
  • pessimists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • optimists
  • Pollyannas
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