nervousness
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Types & categories
- anxiety hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 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 3 noun
a sensitive or highly strung temperament
Types & categories
- disposition hypernym
- queasiness hyponym
- skittishness hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aflutter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | anxiety |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervous |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | psychological state |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jitters |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mental strain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | skittish |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervous |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disposition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | queasiness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | skittishness |