Green’s Dictionary of Slang

anxiety, worry; thus a person suffering from such problems.

1838		Dickens Oliver Twist (1966) 170: ‘A porochial life, ma’am,’ continued Mr. Bumble [...] ‘is a life of worrit, and vexation, and hardihood.’.
1848		Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 401: ‘Mrs. Richards’s eldest, Miss!’ said Susan, ‘and the worrit of Mrs. Richards’s life!’.
1861		C.S. Calverley ‘Charades I’ Works (1901) 37: John, I’m born and bred a spinster [...] Endless cares and endless worrits, well I knows it, has a wife.
1889		F.E. Gretton Memory’s Harkback 68: The young men did not mind strictness, but they would not stand worrying [...] Of two Proctors, A was stern, and somewhat harsh in manner [...] B was as kindly and good-natured as possible, but he was a ‘worrit.’ .
1914		C. Holme Lonely Plough (1931) 39: She was always a bit of a worrit.