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Определения слова nervous
- нервный, относящийся к нервам, к нервной системе.
- The higher nervous system
- нервный, нервозный, раздражительный.
- She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
- нервничающий, взволнованный; робкий, боязливый, слабонервный.
- I felt very nervous (about it)
- Nervous smile
- нервирующий, действующий на нервы.
- Nervous situation
- крепкий, мускулистый, сильный.
- en (устар.)
- живой, энергичный, выразительный (о стиле)
- нервный, относящийся к нервам, к нервной системе.
Синонимы к слову nervous
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- anxious
- apprehensive
- edgy
- jittery
- jumpy
- neural
- panicky
- restless
- sinewy
- spirited
- strong
- tense
- timid
- uneasy
- vigorous
- worried
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- nervous
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Антонимы к слову nervous
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- calm
- imperturbable
- self-controlled
- self-possessed
- steady
- tranquil
Фразеологизмы для слова nervous
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- nervous breakdown
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Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes
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nervousadjective
easily agitated
«a nervous addict»; «a nervous thoroughbred»
Synonyms:
unquiet, queasy, flighty, uneasy, aflutter, neural, skittish, spooky, anxiousAntonyms:
untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited -
anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquietadjective
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
«spent an anxious night waiting for the test results»; «cast anxious glances behind her»; «those nervous moments before takeoff»; «an unquiet mind»
Synonyms:
vile, flighty, offensive, sickish, aflutter, nauseating, loathsome, sick, anxious, uneasy, sickening, spooky, restless, awkward, queasy, dying(p), unquiet, anxious(p), noisome, ill at ease(p), skittish, neural, nauseated, nauseousAntonyms:
untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited -
nervous, neuraladjective
of or relating to the nervous system
«nervous disease»; «neural disorder»
Synonyms:
unquiet, queasy, neuronal, flighty, uneasy, neuronic, aflutter, neural, skittish, spooky, anxiousAntonyms:
untroubled, unexcitable, unexcited, relaxed -
aflutter, nervousadjective
excited in anticipation
Synonyms:
unquiet, queasy, flighty, uneasy, aflutter, neural, skittish, spooky, anxiousAntonyms:
relaxed, unexcitable, untroubled, unexcited -
skittish, flighty, spooky, nervousadjective
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Synonyms:
flyaway, queasy, aflutter, flighty, uneasy, unquiet, neural, head-in-the-clouds, skittish, spooky, scatterbrained, anxiousAntonyms:
untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited
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List of paraphrases for «nervous»:
jumpy, nerve, edgy, tense, neural, jittery, high-strung, excitable, twitchy, anxious, trac, flustered, restless, uptight, skittish, neurological, overwrought, excited, itchy, neurologic
How to pronounce nervous?
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How to use nervous in a sentence?
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Nicholas Williams:
I was nervous when I first came in here because I finally had time to look him in the eye.
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Neil Koehler:
Where’s all that ethanol going to go? I would say the market is a little bit nervous.
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Bill Maher:
I feel very nervous, the same way I did four years ago at this time.
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Carla Barbosa:
She was nervous, she was walking back and forth.
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Robin Armstrong:
I’m practicing as much as I can, and I’m just trying not to be nervous around it.
Translations for nervous
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- عصبي, متوترArabic
- нервенBulgarian
- nerviósCatalan, Valencian
- nervový, nervózníCzech
- nervesvag, nerve-, nervøsDanish
- nervösGerman
- νευρικός, αγχωμένοςGreek
- nerviosoSpanish
- kärsituEstonian
- عصبیPersian
- hermostunutFinnish
- nerveuxFrench
- nearbhachScottish Gaelic
- nerviosoGalician
- बे चै नHindi
- idegesHungarian
- gugupIndonesian
- nervosoItalian
- עַצבָּנִיHebrew
- 神経質なJapanese
- ನರKannada
- 흥분된, 강한Korean
- agirnokKurdish
- nervousLatin
- pūohorere, āmaimaiMāori
- nerveusDutch
- nervøsNorwegian
- nerwowyPolish
- nervosoPortuguese
- emoționat, agitat, nerăbdător, nervosRomanian
- нервный, нервноеRussian
- nervóznySlovak
- živčenSlovene
- nervösSwedish
- பதட்டமாகTamil
- నాడీTelugu
- หงุดหงิดThai
- endişeli, gerginTurkish
- нервовийUkrainian
- نروسUrdu
- lo lắngVietnamese
- נערוועזYiddish
- 緊張Chinese
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apprehensive, with butterflies in one’s stomach
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characteristic, highly strung
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agitated, anxious, apprehensive, edgy, excitable, fearful, fidgety, flustered, hesitant, highly strung, hyper (informal) hysterical, jittery (informal) jumpy, nervy (Brit. informal) neurotic, on edge, ruffled, shaky, tense, timid, timorous, twitchy (informal) uneasy, uptight (informal) weak, wired (slang) worried
Antonyms
bold, calm, confident, constant, cool, equable, even, laid-back (informal) peaceful, relaxed, steady, together (slang) unfazed (informal)
nervous breakdown
breakdown, collapse, crack-up (informal) nervous disorder, neurasthenia (obsolete)
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
nervous
1 adj If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about/of n
(=anxious)
The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election…, She described Mr Hutchinson as nervous and jumpy after his wife’s disappearance.
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nervously adv ADV with v
Brunhilde stood up nervously as the men came into the room…
♦
nervousness n-uncount
I smiled warmly so he wouldn’t see my nervousness.
2 adj A nervous person is very tense and easily upset.
usu ADJ n
She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
3 adj A nervous illness or condition is one that affects your emotions and your mental state.
ADJ n
The number of nervous disorders was rising in the region…, He developed nervous problems after people began repeatedly correcting him.
central nervous system ( central nervous systems plural ) Your central nervous system is the part of your nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. n-count
nervous breakdown ( nervous breakdowns plural ) If someone has a nervous breakdown, they become extremely depressed and cannot cope with their normal life. n-count
His wife would not be able to cope and might suffer a nervous breakdown.
nervous system ( nervous systems plural ) Your nervous system consists of all the nerves in your body together with your brain and spinal cord. n-count
nervous wreck ( nervous wrecks plural ) If you say that someone is anervous wreck, you mean that they are extremely nervous or worried about something. n-count
She was a nervous wreck, crying when anyone asked her about her experience.
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get the jitters |
v. |
become very nervous or anxious especially before an important event or before having to do something difficult |
[informal] Ex.: She always gets the jitters before going on stage. |
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edgy |
adj. |
1. nervous, anxious; 2. at the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde |
1. She was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking. 2. Their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas |
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So I went through training for about a year of meditation work, of breath work, of learning restorative yoga poses, learning the difference between the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
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Drowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.
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Their glances met, she holding him always at arm’s length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.
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WORDS RELATED TO NERVOUS
- abashed
- aghast
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- aroused
- blanched
- cowardly
- cowed
- daunted
- discouraged
- disheartened
- dismayed
- distressed
- disturbed
- faint-hearted
- frightened
- frozen
- have cold feet
- horrified
- in awe
- intimidated
- nervous
- panic-stricken
- perplexed
- perturbed
- petrified
- rattled
- run scared
- scared
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- shocked
- spooked
- startled
- stunned
- suspicious
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- timid
- timorous
- trembling
- upset
- worried
- afraid
- aghast
- antsy
- apprehensive
- basket case
- bugged
- butterflies
- careful
- choked
- clutched
- concerned
- disquieted
- distressed
- disturbed
- dreading
- fearful
- fidgety
- fretful
- hacked
- hyper
- in a state
- in a tizzy
- in suspense
- jittery
- jumpy
- nervous
- nervy
- overwrought
- restless
- scared
- shaking
- shaky
- shivery
- shook-up
- shot to pieces
- solicitous
- spooked
- strung-out
- sweating bullets
- taut
- troubled
- uneasy
- unglued
- unquiet
- uptight
- watchful
- wired
- worried sick
- wreck
- abashed
- backward
- blushful
- blushing
- chary
- confused
- constrained
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- embarrassed
- humble
- modest
- nervous
- overmodest
- recoiling
- reserved
- reticent
- retiring
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- shamefaced
- sheepish
- shrinking
- silent
- timid
- timorous
- unassertive
- verecund
- curt
- edgy
- irritable
- nervous
- prim
- short
- stiff
- stilted
- afraid
- anxious
- apprehensive
- backward
- base
- chicken-hearted
- cowering
- cowhearted
- craven
- dastardly
- diffident
- dismayed
- fainthearted
- frightened
- gutless
- having the willies
- jittery
- lacking courage
- lily-livered
- nervous
- no guts
- panicky
- pigeonhearted
- pusillanimous
- recreant
- retiring
- running scared
- scared
- shrinking
- shy
- soft
- spineless
- timid
- timorous
- weak
- weak-kneed
- worthless
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
- anxious
- disquieting
- disruptive
- distressing
- nervous
- perturbing
- troublesome
- unsettling
- upsetting
- worrisome
- worrying
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