Word

nervousness, n.
(nervousnesses)
freq. cnt. 1

the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

jitteriness jumpiness nervousness restiveness

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derivationally related form

nervous nervous

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derivationally related form

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derivationally related form

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derivationally related form

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hypernym

a sensitive or highly strung temperament
<noun.attribute>

nervousness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

nervous nervous

semantic pointers

hypernym

disposition, temperament

hyponym

restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness skittishness, restiveness

an uneasy psychological state
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

nerves nervousness

sample sentences

"he suffered an attack of nerves"

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hypernym

psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition

hyponym

jitters, heebie-jeebies, screaming meemies strain, mental strain, nervous strain