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nervous

Pronunciation: /ˈnəːvəs/

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Definition of nervous

adjective

  • 1easily agitated or alarmed:a sensitive, nervous person
  • anxious or apprehensive:staying in the house on her own made her nervous he’s nervous of speaking in public
  • (of a feeling or reaction) resulting from anxiety or anticipation:nervous energy
  • 2relating to or affecting the nerves:a nervous disorder

Derivatives

nervously

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (in the senses 'containing nerves' and 'relating to the nerves'): from Latin nervosus 'sinewy, vigorous', from nervus 'sinew' (see nerve). nervous (sense 1) dates from the mid 18th century

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