nervous
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin nervōsus
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
nervous (comparative more nervous, superlative most nervous)
- Easily agitated or alarmed. Being on edge or edgy.
- Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
- Relating to or affecting the nerves.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:nervous
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[edit] Derived terms
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervous breakdown
- nervous energy
- autonomic nervous system
- central nervous system
- enteric nervous system
- parasympathetic nervous system
- peripheral nervous system
- sympathetic nervous system
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
easily agitated
anxious
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relating to the nerves
[edit] References
- nervous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- nervous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
