Phrase guide

worried well

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Users of medical or psychiatric services who are not suffering from any diagnosable disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Coined in 1970 by Sidney Garfield, founder of Kaiser Permanente.