nervous
11nervous — nerv|ous [ nɜrvəs ] adjective ** 1. ) feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid: ANXIOUS: Driving on icy mountain roads makes me nervous. get nervous: I got very nervous waiting for my turn to be called. nervous about: She was nervous about …
12nervous — adjective 1 worried or frightened about something that may happen so that you cannot relax (+ about): I was so nervous about my exams that I couldn t sleep (+ of): Jill s always been a little nervous of dogs. 2 often becoming worried or… …
13nervous — [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)vəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about/of n 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… …
14nervous — adj. 1 having delicate or disordered nerves. 2 timid or anxious. 3 a excitable; highly strung; easily agitated. b resulting from this temperament (nervous tension; a nervous headache). 4 affecting or acting on the nerves. 5 (foll. by of + verbal… …
15nervous — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ Both men appeared nervous. ▪ become, get …
16nervous*/*/ — [ˈnɜːvəs] adj 1) feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid Syn: anxious Driving on mountain roads always makes me nervous.[/ex] a nervous laugh[/ex] I got very nervous waiting for my turn to be called.[/ex] She was nervous about walking… …
17nervous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. archaic sinewy, strong 2. marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style ; spirited < a vibrant tight packed nervous style of writing > 3. of, relating to, or composed of neurons 4. a. of or relating to the… …
18nervous — nervously, adv. nervousness, n. /nerr veuhs/, adj. 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.… …
19nervous — adj. nervous about, of (BE) (we were nervous about the recent reports of local violence) * * * [ nɜːvəs] of (we were nervous about the recent reports of local violence; BE) nervous about …
20nervous — adjective 1) a nervous woman Syn: high strung, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic; timid, mousy, shy, fearful Ant: relaxed, calm …
