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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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   Synonyms for NERVOUS: worried, anxious, upset, uneasy, apprehensive, troubled, concerned, uptight; Antonyms of NERVOUS: easy, calm, relaxed, collected, cool, confident, sure, nerveless.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of nervous in English. nervous. Thesaurus > afraid > nervous. These are words and phrases related to nervous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of nervous. AFRAID. Stop playing with that knife - you're making me nervous! Synonyms and examples. afraid. She was afraid of the dark.

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   adj. # anxious , awkward. Another way to say Nervous? Synonyms for Nervous (other words and phrases for Nervous).

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   Synonyms for NERVOUS in English: apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, edgy, worried, wired, tense, fearful, shaky, hysterical, …

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   Synonyms: excitable, overexcitable, highly strung, high-strung (US), nervy (informal), jumpy, skittish, skittery, sensitive, hypersensitive, hyperactive, emotional, overexcited, oversensitive. Sense: Adjective: timid. Synonyms: timid, apprehensive, worried, afraid, anxious, cowering. Is something important missing?

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    Synonyms for NERVOUS: agitated, anxious, uneasy, concerned, bothered, distressed, aflutter, solicitous, annoyed, queasy, unsettled, nerval, unquiet; Antonyms for NERVOUS: calm, unnervous, unafraid, brave, unworried.