nervous
[ nur-vuhs ]
adjective
highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
of or relating to the nerves: nervous tension.
Origin of nervous
1Other words for nervous
Opposites for nervous
Other words from nervous
- nerv·ous·ly, adverb
- nerv·ous·ness, noun
- non·ner·vous, adjective
- non·ner·vous·ly, adverb
- o·ver·nerv·ous, adjective
- o·ver·nerv·ous·ly, adverb
- sem·i·nerv·ous, adjective
- sem·i·nerv·ous·ly, adverb
- un·nerv·ous, adjective
- un·nerv·ous·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for nervous
nervous
/ (ˈnɜːvəs) /
adjective
very excitable or sensitive; highly strung
(often foll by of) apprehensive or worried: I'm nervous of traffic
of, relating to, or containing nerves; neural: nervous tissue
affecting the nerves or nervous tissue: a nervous disease
archaic active, vigorous, or forceful
Derived forms of nervous
- nervously, adverb
- nervousness, noun
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