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nervousness|ˈnɜːvəsnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The state or quality of being nervous.
1. Strength, vigour, force.
1727Bailey, vol. II, Nervousness, fulness of nerves [etc.]. 1756–82J. Warton Ess. Pope II. ix. 106 If there had been epithets joined with the other substantives, it would have weakened the nervousness of the sentence. 1795Seward Anecd. II. 57 His Sermons have great energy of thinking, and a nervousness of language. 1839Hallam Hist. Lit. ii. v. §94 Sometimes we find a spirit and nervousness of strength and sentiment worthy of his name. 1895Sala in Daily Tel. 15 May, His artistic perception has gained..in strength and nervousness of grasp.
2. Weakness of nerves.
1798C. Smith Yng. Philos. I. 22 She was led away in a fit of extreme nervousness. 1813Examiner 17 May 317/2 The present luxurious age is remarkable for it's nervousness. 1843Sir C. Scudamore Med. Visit Gräfenberg 55 So distressing a state of nervousness, that..he became painfully confused. 1878Lecky Eng. in 18th C. II. viii. 440 His faults sprang..from extreme feebleness, inconstancy, and nervousness.
Add:3. transf. Apprehension caused by uncertainties on a stock market; instability, ‘jumpiness’ (of a market or its investors).
1929Economist 12 Oct. 674/2 Renewed selling of the shares of ‘Red Triangle’ cement group was productive of nervousness. 1975Forbes (N.Y.) 15 Jan. 56/2 This all adds up to nervousness and low trading volume in the stock market this year. 1988Financial Times 5 Dec. 29/5 Share prices in Taiwan plunged on Saturday.., amid renewed nervousness over a new capital gains tax on share trading. |