A touch of nervousness is besetting me because I have a German exam tomorrow.
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Nervousness
Synonyms for "nervousness" (241 found)
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Closest matches (49)
agitabilityagitationalarmall oversall-oversallergyanaphylaxisangstanxietyanxiety hysteriaanxiety neurosisanxious benchanxious concernanxious seatanxiousnessapprehensionapprehensivenessbitebitingnessbluster
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bobberyboilboilingbrouhahabuck feverbustlecankerworm of carecarechills of fearchurncold creepscold shiverscold sweatcombustibilitycommotionconcernconcernmentconsideratenessconturbationcreepscuttingnessdelicacy
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (72)
discomposuredisorderdisquietdisquietudedistressdisturbancedreaddriveebullitionedginesseffectivenessembroilmentemotional instabilityemotionalismempathyeruptivenessexcitabilityexcitablenessexcitementexplosiveness
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Adjective(3 words)
emotional sweatinggeneralized anxietyhigh anxiety
Noun(9 words)
Related words (120)
jimjamsjittersjumpinesslatent violencemaelstrommalaisemisgivingmoilmordancynervenervinessnervositynervous strainnervous tensionoveranxietyoversensibilityoversensitivenessovertendernesspalpitationpanic
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passibilityperceptivenessperceptivityperturbabilityperturbationphobiaphotophobiapins and needlespoignancypowerpricklinesspuckerpunchquakingqualmquiver of terrorresponsivenessrestlessnessroilroutrowseetheseethingsensitivenesssensitivitysensitizationshivershiverssinewsinewinessskittishnesssolicitudesorenessstage frightstartlishnessstewstirstrainstrengthstrong languagesupersensitivitysuspensesweatswirlsympathytacttactfulnesstempestuousnesstendernesstensiontetchinessthin skinthrill of fearticticklishnessto doto-dotouchinesstrenchancytrepidationtrepiditytroubletumulttumultuationturbidityturbulenceturmoiltwitchingtwitteruneaseuneasinessunquietnessunrestupsetvaporvexationvigorvigorousnessviolencevitalityzeal
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More general
13 entriesaffective stateanxietybodily responsedispositionemotional responseemotional statemental conditionmental statephysiological arousalpsychological conditionpsychological statesocial traittemperament
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10 entriesbashfulnessjitterspalpitationsperformance anxietypresentation anxietyrapid breathingreticencestage frighttest anxietytremors
Collocations
6 entriesacute nervousnessnervousness about testsnervousness before examsnervousness during presentationspublic nervousnessvisible nervousness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom tried to hide his nervousness.
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Tom was undoubtedly the most intelligent student in the entire school, but whenever the teacher asked him a question for which he was not prepared, he was filled with such nervousness that he would become confused, and something utterly incomprehensible would issue from his mouth as soon as he opened it.
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The silent man seemed even more clumsy than usual, and drank champagne with regularity and determination out of sheer nervousness.
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