keyworry

noun
UK /ˈkiːwʌri/
US /ˈkiːwɜːri/

A keyworry is a small worry that keeps bothering you.

She had a keyworry about forgetting her lunch, so she checked her bag twice.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A worry that feels like it is the most important one.

His keyworry was being late for the school bus.

3. A worry that keeps coming back again and again.

The keyworry about the test stayed with him all week.

4. A worry that is hard to stop thinking about.

Her keyworry about the dark made bedtime tricky.