nervous

nerv·ous  (nûrvs)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the nerves or nervous system: nervous tissue.

b. Stemming from or affecting the nerves or nervous system: a nervous disorder.

2. Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.

3. Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension: nervous moments before takeoff.

4. Vigorous in style or feeling; spirited: "the nervous thrust of a modern creation" Henry A. Kissinger.

5. Archaic Strong; sinewy.

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[Middle English, sinewy, containing nerves, from Latin nervsus, sinewy, from nervus, sinew; see nerve.]

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nervous·ly adv.

nervous·ness n.

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nervous

Adjective

1. apprehensive or worried

2. excitable; highly strung

3. of or relating to the nerves: the nervous system

nervously adv
nervousness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	nervous - easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred" tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	2.	nervous - 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" anxious, unquiet, queasy, uneasy troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
	3.	nervous - of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" neural
	4.	nervous - excited in anticipation aflutter excited - in an aroused state
	5.	nervous - unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) skittish, spooky, flighty excitable - easily excited

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nervous

adjective (often with of) apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, edgy, worried, wired (slang) tense, fearful, shaky, hysterical, neurotic, agitated, ruffled, timid, hyper (informal) jittery (informal) uptight (informal) flustered, on edge, excitable, nervy Brit. (informal) jumpy, twitchy (informal) fidgety, timorous, highly strung, antsy (informal) toey Austral. (slang) adrenalized << OPPOSITE calm

Translations

nervous [ˈnəːvəs] adj (= anxious), (ANAT) → nervioso (= timid); tímido, miedoso

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nervous [ˈnəːvəs] adj → nerveux/euse (= anxious); inquiet/ète, plein(e) d'appréhension (= timid); intimidé(e)

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nervous [ˈnəːvəs] adj → Nerven-, nervlich (= anxious); nervös;

to be nervous of/about → Angst haben vor +dat

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nervous [ˈnəːvəs] adj → nervoso/a