nervousness

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ˈnɝːvəsnəs/
noun Freq #27721

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The feeling of being worried or slightly frightened.

    You could hear the nervousness in her voice during the interview.

  2. 2
    noun

    An uneasy, anxious state of mind.

    A wave of nervousness spread through the team before the final.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the feeling of being... jitterinessjumpiness
2 noun · an uneasy, anxious state of... nerves

Etymology

From nervous + -ness.

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