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nervousness

ner·vous·ness

US/ˈnɜrvʌsnʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

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2.

an uneasy psychological state

  • “he suffered an attack of nerves”
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3.

Origin

From nervous + -ness.

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