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English noun: nervousness | |||
| 1. | nervousness (feeling) the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters | ||
| Synonyms | jitteriness, jumpiness, restiveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anxiety | ||
| 2. | nervousness (state) an uneasy psychological state | ||
| Samples | He suffered an attack of nerves. | ||
| Synonyms | nerves | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heebie-jeebies, jitters, mental strain, nervous strain, screaming meemies, strain | ||
| 3. | nervousness (attribute) a sensitive or highly strung temperament | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, temperament | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | queasiness, restiveness, restlessness, skittishness, uneasiness | ||
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