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- DictionaryNer·vous·ness/ˈnərvəsnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality or state of being nervous: "there was a trace of nervousness in his voice"
nervousness. noun [ U ] us / ˈnɝː.vəs.nəs / uk / ˈnɜː.vəs.nəs / Add to word list. C1. a feeling of worry and anxiety: There is growing nervousness about the possibility of a war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxiety and worry - general words. agitation. angst. anti-stress. apprehension. break out in a cold sweat. fluster.
Nervousness is the felt experience of being in a situation where we think something could go wrong, or where we might be in danger (Lehofer et al., 1998). By contrast, anxiety is the worry and anticipation, involving thoughts and feelings, that comes when we face the possibility of something in the future. Nervousness vs Anxiety.
Nervousness definition: the state or condition of being highly, acutely, or unnaturally uneasy or excitable. See examples of NERVOUSNESS used in a sentence.
the fact of tending to get worried or frightened easily. His inexperience and general nervousness make him unsuitable for the top job. Definition of nervousness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms: timorous, timid, tense, neurotic, anxious. Antonyms: bold, confident. of or relating to the nerves: nervous tension. affecting the nerves: nervous diseases. experiencing, characterized by, or originating in a nervous system disorder. characterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension:
Nervousness is a quality of feeling anxious, worried, or alarmed. Your nervousness about flying in an airplane for the first time shouldn't keep you from fulfilling your dream of traveling to Iceland! Nervousness takes many forms.
relating to or controlled by the nerves in the body. (Definition of nervous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
