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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nerv•ous /ˈnɜrvəs/USA pronunciation adj. - very uneasy or apprehensive;
fearful;
timid:[be + ~]He's very nervous about the results of the election. - highly excitable or upset;
jumpy:a nervous crowd. - of, relating to, or affecting the nerves:[before a noun]a nervous disease.
- suffering from, characterized by, or coming from a condition of disordered nerves that affects one's thinking or emotional state:[before a noun]been under a nervous strain.
- bringing, caused by, or having sharp uneasiness or worry:[before a noun]a nervous moment of anticipation.
nerv•ous•ly, adv. nerv•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nerv•ous (nûr′vəs),USA pronunciation adj. - highly excitable;
unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive:to become nervous under stress. - of or pertaining to the nerves:nervous tension.
- affecting the nerves:nervous diseases.
- suffering from, characterized by, or originating in disordered nerves.
- characterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension:a nervous moment for us all.
- having or containing nerves.
- sinewy or strong.
- [Archaic.]vigorous or spirited.
- Latin nervōsus sinewy, equivalent. to nerv(us) nerve + -ōsus -ous
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fearful, timid, timorous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confident, bold.
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