nervousness

nervousness
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ extreme, great
▪

There has been great nervousness about the future.

▪ increasing
▪ slight
▪ initial
VERB + NERVOUSNESS
▪ feel
▪ betray, show, show signs of
▪

She managed to speak without betraying her nervousness.

▪ cover, cover up, hide
▪

She laughed to hide her nervousness.

▪ overcome
▪ sense
▪

I could sense his nervousness.

PREPOSITION
▪ from nervousness
▪

I was babbling from nervousness.

▪ out of nervousness
▪

He found himself chattering away out of nervousness.

▪ nervousness about
▪

her nervousness about working with children

▪ nervousness at
▪

He felt some nervousness at the prospect of meeting her.

PHRASES
▪ a sign of nervousness
▪

Adjusting your tie is often a sign of nervousness.


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