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- Dictionarynervous/ˈnəːvəs/
adjective
- 1. easily agitated or alarmed: "a sensitive, nervous person" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to or affecting the nerves: "a nervous disorder" Similar
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relating to or controlled by the nerves in the body. (Definition of nervous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a. : tending to produce nervousness or agitation : uneasy. a nervous situation. His face was twisted in nervous anticipation.
Nervous definition: highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive. See examples of NERVOUS used in a sentence.
(nɜːʳvəs ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour. The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election. [ + about]
worried and anxious: Do you feel /get nervous during exams? I was too nervous to speak. She's always been nervous around dogs. I was very nervous about driving again after the accident. He had/was of a nervous disposition. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. afraid She was afraid of the dark.
Being nervous is a major part of life that everyone has to deal with at times. Some people are more nervous than others, but we all get nervous about certain things — for example, having to perform in front of a crowd makes most people nervous. Getting interviewed for a job is a nervous experience.
Nervous can describe somebody’s personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing. Worried describes her feelings, not her personality.
1. very excitable or sensitive; highly strung. 2. ( often foll by of) apprehensive or worried: I'm nervous of traffic. 3. of, relating to, or containing nerves; neural: nervous tissue. 4. (Pathology) affecting the nerves or nervous tissue: a nervous disease. 5. archaic active, vigorous, or forceful. ˈnervously adv. ˈnervousness n.
Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult. Nervous can describe someone's personality: a very nervous man is often or usually nervous; a worried man is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing.
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