nerves
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an uneasy psychological state
he suffered an attack of nerves
Types & categories
- psychological state hypernym
- jitters hyponym
- mental strain hyponym
Related & opposite
- nervous derivation
Sense 2 noun
control of your emotions
this kind of tension is not good for my nerves
Types & categories
- self-possession hypernym
Related & opposite
- plural domain usage
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | psychological state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jitters |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mental strain |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | self-possession |