[
UK
/nˈɜːvəsnəs/
]
[ US /ˈnɝvəsnəs/ ]
[ US /ˈnɝvəsnəs/ ]
NOUN
-
an uneasy psychological state
he suffered an attack of nerves - a sensitive or highly strung temperament
- the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
How To Use nervousness In A Sentence
- She managed to speak without betraying her nervousness.
- Watching replays of her victory run induced nervousness. Times, Sunday Times
- She recounts in detail her nervousness around him, her supposedly dangerous fascination with his charm.
- I finally read the warning about nervousness, dizziness, or sleeplessness.
- Although the oil-rich kingdom has escaped the sort of unrest unleashed in Egypt, Libya or Tunisia, there have been signs of domestic discontent over high unemployment, as well as some nervousness that Saudi Arabia's Shiite Muslim minority could be inspired by the protests of their co-religionist neighbors in Bahrain. Saudi King to Return Home as Turmoil Sweeps Region
- He tried to hide his nervousness.
- However, its side effects consist of tiredness, upset stomach, nervousness, dizziness, and difficulty concentrating.
- All this accounts for the nervousness of MPs, even those in ultra-safe seats, who may miss their chance in government because of one slipshod campaign or a knucklehead candidate.
- Diarrhoea, nervousness, rapid pulse, insomnia, tremors and, sometimes, anginal pains indicate the dose is too high.
- There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death. Fran Lebowitz