nervous
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nervōsus
Pronunciation[edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈnɜː.vəs/ X-SAMPA: /"n3:(r).v@s/
- (US) IPA: /ˈnɝː.vəs/ X-SAMPA: /"n3:r.v@s/
-
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[edit]
nervous (comparative more nervous, superlative most nervous)
- Easily agitated or alarmed; on edge or edgy.
- Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
- Relating to or affecting the nerves.
- the central nervous system
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:nervous
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervous breakdown
- nervous energy
- autonomic nervous system
- central nervous system
- enteric nervous system
- parasympathetic nervous system
- peripheral nervous system
- sympathetic nervous system
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
easily agitated
anxious
|
|
relating to the nerves
References[edit]
- nervous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- nervous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
