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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 how to spell and use the word nervous in English. Find out the definition, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of nervous as an adjective for worried, anxious, or relating to the nerves.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNERVOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of nervous as an adjective for being worried or anxious, or for relating to the nerves in the body. See how to use nervous in sentences and phrases, and compare it with synonyms and antonyms.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNERVOUSNESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Nervousness is a feeling of worry and anxiety, or the state of being worried or slightly frightened. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with the Cambridge Dictionary.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of nervous – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of nervous as an adjective for being worried and anxious, or for relating to the nerves in the body. See examples, synonyms, translations and related words.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › nervousNERVOUS - 62 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   Find 62 words and phrases that mean nervous or its opposite, such as afraid, fear, terror, calm, steady, etc. Learn the definitions and examples of nervous and related terms in English.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioNERVOUS | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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   NERVOUS Significado, definición, qué es NERVOUS: 1. worried and anxious: 2. relating to the nerves: 3. worried and anxious: .

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNERVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of nerve as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and idioms. Find out how nerve relates to the body, the brain, the courage, the worry, and the rudeness.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarynervous | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalNERVOUS in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    NERVOUS translate: 擔心的, 擔心的;緊張不安的, 身體, 神經的;神經系統的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNERVOUSLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    Nervously is an adverb that means feeling or showing that you are worried and anxious. Learn how to use it in sentences with synonyms, antonyms and translations.