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[ noun ] the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Nervousness at_the_start must have caused the blemishes of her first scene , or she may warm_up slowly .

Related terms

anxiety

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[ noun ] an uneasy psychological state

Synonyms

nerves

Examples

"he suffered an attack of nerves"

Related terms

psychological_state strain

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[ noun ] an uneasy state

Examples

"he suffered an attack of nerves"

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[ noun ] a sensitive or highly strung temperament
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