nervousness (n.)

  1. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

    [ Syn: jitteriness , jumpiness , restiveness ]

  2. an uneasy psychological state; he suffered an attack of nerves

    [ Syn: nerves ]

  3. a sensitive or highly strung temperament

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