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nervousness

DEFINITIONS OF: nervousness

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n the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

Synonyms:
jitteriness, jumpiness, restiveness
Type of:
anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

n an uneasy psychological state

Synonyms:
nerves
Types:
heebie-jeebies, jitters, screaming meemies
extreme nervousness
mental strain, nervous strain, strain
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
stress, tenseness, tension
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Type of:
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic

n a sensitive or highly strung temperament

Types:
queasiness, restlessness, uneasiness
inability to rest or relax or be still
restiveness, skittishness
characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
jactation, jactitation
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
Type of:
disposition, temperament
your usual mood
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