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   nervous

   /ˈnəːvəs/

   adjective

   • 1. easily agitated or alarmed: "a sensitive, nervous person" Similar highly strungeasily frightenedeasily agitatedanxiousedgytenseexcitablejumpyskittishbrittleneurotichystericaltimidtimorousmousyshyfearfulfrightenedfrightened of one's own shadowapprehensivescarednervyinformal:trepidatiousOpposite calmrelaxedeasy-going
   • ▪ anxious or apprehensive: "staying in the house on her own made her nervous" Similar anxiousworriedapprehensiveon edgeedgytensestrainedstressedagitatedin a state of nervesin a state of agitationuneasyrestlessworked upkeyed upoverwroughtwrought upstrung outjumpyon tenterhookswith one's stomach in knotsfidgetyfearfulfrightenedscaredwith one's heart in one's mouthlike a cat on a hot tin roofquakingtremblingshakingshaking in one's shoesshakyon pins and needlesin a cold sweatfeveredfebrileinformal:with butterflies in one's stomachjitterytwitchyin a stateuptightwiredin a stewall of a ditherall of a doodahin a sweatin a flapin a tizz/tizzyall of a latherhet upin a twitterstrung upstressywindyhaving kittenslike a cat on hot bricksspookysquirrellyin a twittoeyvulgar slang:shitting bricksbricking oneselfdated:overstrungOpposite coolcalmrelaxedlaid-back
   • ▪ (of a feeling or reaction) resulting from anxiety or anticipation: "nervous energy"
   • 2. relating to or affecting the nerves: "a nervous disorder" Similar neurologicalneuralneuro-

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘containing nerves’ and ‘relating to the nerves’): from Latin nervosus ‘sinewy, vigorous’, from nervus ‘sinew’ (see nerve). nervous (sense 1) dates from the mid 18th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNERVOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of nervous as an adjective for being worried, anxious, or relating to the nerves. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     worried or slightly frightened: I was nervous during my...

   • Znaczenie Nervous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     NERVOUS definicja: 1. worried and anxious: 2. relating to...

   • Nervous: Arabic Translation

     NERVOUS translate: قَلِق, عَصَبي. Learn more in the...

   • Nervous: Polish Translation

     nervous translate: nerwowy, zdenerwowany, nerwowy, nerwowy,...

   • Nervous: Korean Translation

     NERVOUS translate: 불안한, 신경의. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Nervous: Danish Translation

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   • Nervous: Thai Translation

     NERVOUS translate: เกี่ยวกับประสาท, ค่อนข้างกลัว. Learn more...

   • Nervous: German Translation

     nervous translate: Nerven-…, ängstlich. Learn more in the...

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   highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress. Synonyms: timorous, timid, tense, neurotic, anxious. Antonyms: bold, confident. of or relating to the nerves: nervous tension. affecting the nerves: nervous diseases.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNERVOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of nervous as an adjective to describe someone or something that is frightened, worried, tense, or affected by nerves. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word frequency of nervous.

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