Meaning & Definition of Nervous in English
English⟶
Nervous
/nərvəs/
adjective
1. Easily agitated
- "A nervous addict"
- "A nervous thoroughbred"
synonym:
- nervous
2. Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
- "Spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"
- "Cast anxious glances behind her"
- "Those nervous moments before takeoff"
- "An unquiet mind"
synonym:
- anxious,
- nervous,
- queasy,
- uneasy,
- unquiet
3. Of or relating to the nervous system
- "Nervous disease"
- "Neural disorder"
synonym:
- nervous,
- neural
4. Excited in anticipation
synonym:
- aflutter,
- nervous
5. Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
synonym:
- skittish,
- flighty,
- spooky,
- nervous
Examples of using
What're you so nervous about?
What are you so nervous about?
They became more and more nervous.