noun
1. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑jitteriness, ↑jumpiness, ↑restiveness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑restive (for: ↑restiveness), ↑nervous, ↑jumpy (for: ↑jumpiness), ↑jittery (for: ↑jitteriness)
• Hypernyms: ↑anxiety
2. an uneasy psychological state
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he suffered an attack of nerves
• Syn: ↑nerves
• Derivationally related forms: ↑nervous
• Hypernyms: ↑psychological state, ↑psychological condition, ↑mental state, ↑mental condition
• Hyponyms: ↑jitters, ↑heebie-jeebies, ↑screaming meemies, ↑strain, ↑mental strain, ↑nervous strain
3. a sensitive or highly strung temperament
• Derivationally related forms: ↑nervous
• Hypernyms: ↑disposition, ↑temperament
• Hyponyms: ↑restlessness, ↑uneasiness, ↑queasiness, ↑skittishness, ↑restiveness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.