nervousness

Noun

Meaning

State or quality of being nervous.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

restiveness jumpiness jitteriness nerves jimmies fear concern stress tension nervous anxiety terror panic distress alarm
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Antonyms

bliss serenity faith relief equilibrium confidence
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Hypernyms

anxiety temperament disposition psychological condition mental condition mental state

Hyponyms

strain queasiness restlessness uneasiness heebie-jeebies restiveness

Phrases with the word

control nervousness deal with nervousness nervousness about nervousness

Examples

I can't accept "our nervous age,” since mankind has been nervous during every age. Whoever fears nervousness should turn into a sturgeon or smelt; if a sturgeon makes a stupid mistake, it can only be one: to end up on a hook, and then in a pan in a pastry shell. Anton Chekhov

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior. Fran Lebowitz

No clowns were funny. That was the whole purpose of a clown. People laughed at clowns, but only out of nervousness. The point of clowns was that, after watching them, anything else that happened seemed enjoyable. Terry Pratchett

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf. William James

It's nowhere near as intense as what I imagine an actor experiences backstage, but I feel a fluttering nervousness before a curtain goes up on a play. I mean, any play, anywhere - on Broadway or the Bowery or in a church basement. Ben Brantley

I do think non-linearly. So I think that comes off as nervousness or anxiety in a person. Michaela Watkins

Close letter words and terms

nervous tissue nervous wreck nervously nervousness about nervousness nervular nervule