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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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   relating to or controlled by the nerves in the body. (Definition of nervous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Try to act confidently, even if you feel nervous. I thought I would remain calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I became very nervous. There were a few nervous giggles from people in the audience. The stock market's recent seesaw movements have made many investors nervous.

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   The meaning of NERVOUS is timid, apprehensive. How to use nervous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Nervous.

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

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   If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.

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   adjective. 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.

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   Being nervous is a major part of life that everyone has to deal with at times. Some people are more nervous than others, but we all get nervous about certain things — for example, having to perform in front of a crowd makes most people nervous.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › nervousnervous - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Definition of nervous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.