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nerves

noun

control of your emotions

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
N
Ends with
S
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

nɝvz

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. control of your emotions

    “this kind of tension is not good for my nerves”

noun

  1. an uneasy psychological state

    “he suffered an attack of nerves”

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Example Sentences

this kind of tension is not good for my nerves
he suffered an attack of nerves

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