nervousness
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Noun[edit]
nervousness (countable and uncountable, plural nervousnesses)
- The state or quality of being nervous.
- March 11 2022, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian[1]:
- A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
Synonyms[edit]
- nervosity (much less common)
Translations[edit]
state or quality of being nervous
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References[edit]
- “nervousness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “nervousness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.