nervousness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  2. noun an uneasy psychological state
  3. noun a sensitive or highly strung temperament

Etymology

From nervous + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

jitteriness, jumpiness, restiveness

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