Jumpiness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being jumpy. countable, uncountable

    "Several times I thought I saw something, but it was only jumpiness. One of the others raised a hesitant false alarm."

  2. 2
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters wordnet

Synonyms

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blusterboilboilingbrouhahabustlechurn

Example

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"Several times I thought I saw something, but it was only jumpiness. One of the others raised a hesitant false alarm."

Etymology

From jumpy + -ness.

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