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    twitchiness
    /ˈtwɪtʃɪnəs/

    noun

    • 1. the quality or state of being nervous or anxious: informal "she senses my twitchiness, I'm sure"

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  2. www.thefreedictionary.com › twitchinessTwitchiness - definition of twitchiness by The Free Dictionary

    Twitchiness means being nervous, jittery, or having jerky or spasmodic motion. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this word, as well as related words and antonyms.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWITCHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    nervous and worried, sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appear smooth or relaxed: On camera he appears twitchy and ill at ease. The president is getting twitchy about the fall in his popularity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter. agitated.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontwitchy - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTWITCHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    nervous and worried, sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appear smooth or relaxed: On camera he appears twitchy and ill at ease. The president is getting twitchy about the fall in his popularity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › twitchiness_ntwitchiness, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun twitchiness is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for twitchiness is from 1834, in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal. twitchiness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitchy adj.2, ‑ness suffix.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › twitchinesstwitchiness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    twitchiness ( uncountable) The state of being twitchy, physical restlessness. The state of being nervous and unsettled; edginess.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWITCHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'twitchy' Word Frequency. twitchy. (twɪtʃi ) Word forms: comparative twitchier, superlative twitchiest. adjective. If you are twitchy, you are behaving in a rather nervous way that shows you feel anxious and cannot relax. [informal] He was still twitchy and we awaited Ann's return anxiously.