nervous

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nervous

A young woman feels nervous before her first piano recital.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Easily agitated or alarmed; anxious: Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease.
    • Relating to the nerves or nervous system: Pertaining to the body's network of specialized cells that transmit signals.
    • Vigorous or forceful in style: (Literary) Characterized by strength, energy, or conciseness.
Usage Examples
  • Showing anxiety:
    • She felt nervous before her big presentation.
    • Waiting for the test results made him nervous.
  • Relating to the nervous system:
    • The doctor specialized in nervous disorders.
  • Easily excitable:
    • The nervous horse startled at the loud noise.
Advanced Usage
  • "nervous energy": Restless energy resulting from anxiety or excitement.
    • He paced the room, full of nervous energy.
  • "nervous wreck": (Informal idiom) A person who is extremely anxious or stressed.
    • The constant pressure at work turned her into a nervous wreck.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nervously (adverb): In an anxious or agitated manner.
    • He laughed nervously.
  • Nervousness (noun): The state or quality of being nervous.
    • She tried to hide her nervousness.
Synonyms
  • Anxious: Experiencing worry or unease.
  • Apprehensive: Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.
  • Jittery: Nervous or unable to relax.
  • Edgy: Tense, nervous, or irritable.
Antonyms
  • Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
  • Relaxed: Free from tension and anxiety.
  • Confident: Feeling or showing certainty about something.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "Get on someone's nerves": To irritate or annoy someone.
    • That constant tapping is starting to get on my nerves.
  • "Nerve-racking": Causing stress or anxiety.
    • The interview was a nerve-racking experience.
  • "Lose one's nerve": To lose one's courage or confidence.
    • He wanted to ask her out but lost his nerve at the last minute.
nervous

A young woman feels nervous before her first piano recital.

Adjective
  1. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
  2. excited in anticipation
  3. of or relating to the nervous system
    • nervous disease
    • neural disorder
  4. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
    • spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
    • cast anxious glances behind her
    • those nervous moments before takeoff
    • an unquiet mind
  5. easily agitated
    • a nervous addict
    • a nervous thoroughbred

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