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   Up·tight

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   adjective

   • 1. anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way: informal "don't get so uptight about everything"

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   Synonyms for UPTIGHT: worried, nervous, upset, anxious, uneasy, troubled, apprehensive, concerned; Antonyms of UPTIGHT: calm, easy, relaxed, collected, cool, nerveless, confident, sure.

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   What is another word for being uptight?

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   What does it mean when someone is uptight?

   • Someone who is described as uptight is tense, nervous, or annoyed about something and so is difficult to be with. INFORMAL adj usu v-link (Antonym: relaxed) Penny never got uptight about exams...

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   What does the term 'uptightness' mean?

   • The term 'uptightness' refers to being tense or nervous. It can also describe someone who is rigidly conventional in manners, opinions, and tastes (Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson).

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   Why do people say 'I'm an uptight Brit'?

   • Because there wasn’t too much political interference and people uptight about all kinds of stuff. I’m an uptight Brit, I don’t tell people stuff about my life. “It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys,” she said.

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