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View usage for: (dʒɪtəri) adjectiveIf someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. [informal] International investors have become jittery about the country's economy. [+ about] Synonyms: nervous, anxious, jumpy, twitchy [informal] More Synonyms of jittery jittery in British English (ˈdʒɪtərɪ) adjective informal nervous and anxious Derived forms jitteriness (ˈjitteriness) noun jittery in American English (ˈdʒɪtəri) US adjective Informal having the jitters Examples of 'jittery' in a sentencejittery There is a strong temptation for jittery investors to cash in their chips.The answers vary enormously and some are worrying jittery investors.That can make people feel more jittery when they smoke it.It misjudged how jittery insurance shareholders already were.He looked increasingly jittery as the series went on.Perhaps she was beyond feeling jittery.Still haunted by what he saw, he becomes jittery at the sound of a passing motorbike. Investors are increasingly jittery as a period of volatility is likely, regardless of the outcome.Although the bank has made reassuring noises, investors remain jittery.Understandably, the next lot to qualify felt very jittery so they looked elsewhere before we advertised our jobs.Big companies have become jittery at the very moment India needs foreign investment to help with its soaring current account deficit. Feeling jittery all the time?Now things are looking jittery.I would feel depressed and jittery.The board, no less afflicted than the fans, become jittery.Nonetheless, senior Conservatives have become jittery.But too much caffeine - and therefore adrenalin - can make you feel jittery.UK Government bonds tracked their German counterparts higher as jittery investors sought safer homes for their money. In other languagesjittery British English: jittery ADJECTIVE If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. International investors have become jittery about the country's economy. - American English: jittery
- Brazilian Portuguese: nervoso
- Chinese: 紧张不安的
- European Spanish: agitado
- French: inquiet
- German: nervös
- Italian: nervoso
- Japanese: 緊張した
- Korean: 불안해하는
- European Portuguese: nervoso
- Latin American Spanish: agitado
Definition nervous Investors have become jittery about the country's economy. Synonyms twitchy (informal) wired (slang) trembling shaky quivering hyper (informal) antsy (informal) Opposites together (slang) , relaxed , calm , composed , laid-back (informal) , unfazed (informal) , unflustered Additional synonymsShe seemed agitated about something. Synonyms upset, worried, troubled, disturbed, shaken, excited, alarmed, nervous, anxious, distressed, rattled (informal), distracted, uneasy, unsettled, worked up, ruffled, unnerved, disconcerted, disquieted, edgy, flustered, perturbed, on edge, fazed, ill at ease, hot under the collar (informal), in a flap (informal), hot and bothered (informal), antsy (informal), angsty, all of a flutter (informal), discomposed, flapping (informal) Definition causing anxiety She admitted she was still anxious about the situation. Synonyms uneasy, concerned, worried, troubled, upset, careful, wired (slang), nervous, disturbed, distressed, uncomfortable, tense, fearful, unsettled, restless, agitated, taut, disquieted, apprehensive, edgy, watchful, jittery (informal), perturbed, on edge, ill at ease, twitchy (informal), solicitous, overwrought, fretful, on tenterhooks, in suspense, hot and bothered, unquiet (literary), like a fish out of water, antsy (informal), angsty, on pins and needles, discomposed I was so fidgety and nervous. Synonyms restless, nervous, uneasy, impatient, jittery (informal), on edge, jerky, restive, jumpy, twitchy (informal), antsy (informal) - jingoism
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- jitters
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Additional synonymsDefinition nervous or apprehensive I told myself not to be so jumpy. Synonyms nervous, anxious, tense, shaky, restless, agitated, hyper (informal), apprehensive, jittery (informal), on edge, twitchy (informal), fidgety, timorous, antsy (informal), wired (slang) |