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nervousness

noun

A sensitive or highly strung temperament

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Word length
11
Starts with
N
Ends with
S
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. A sensitive or highly strung temperament

noun

  1. The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

noun

  1. An uneasy psychological state

    “He suffered an attack of nerves”

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He suffered an attack of nerves

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