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adjective
1.
highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
2.
of or pertaining to the nerves: nervous tension.
3.
affecting the nerves: nervous diseases.
4.
suffering from, characterized by, or originating in disordered nerves.
5.
EXPANDcharacterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension: a nervous moment for us all.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin nervōsus sinewy, equivalent to nerv(us) nerve + -ōsus -ous
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin nervōsus sinewy, equivalent to nerv(us) nerve + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
nerv·ous·ly, adverb
nerv·ous·ness, noun
non·ner·vous, adjective
non·ner·vous·ly, adverb
non·ner·vous·ness, noun
EXPANDo·ver·nerv·ous, adjective
o·ver·nerv·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·nerv·ous·ness, noun
sem·i·nerv·ous, adjective
sem·i·nerv·ous·ly, adverb
sem·i·nerv·ous·ness, noun
un·nerv·ous, adjective
un·nerv·ous·ly, adverb
un·nerv·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. fearful, timid, timorous.
1. fearful, timid, timorous.
Antonyms
1. confident, bold.
1. confident, bold.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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