"nervousness" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters (synset 107540999)
is a type of: anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

same as: jitteriness, jumpiness, restiveness
An uneasy psychological state (synset 114398981)
"he suffered an attack of nerves"

is a type of: mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
subtypes:
- heebie-jeebies, jitters, screaming meemies - extreme nervousness
- mental strain, nervous strain, strain - (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
same as: nerves
A sensitive or highly strung temperament (synset 104632316)
is a type of: disposition, temperament - your usual mood
subtypes:
- queasiness, restlessness, uneasiness - inability to rest or relax or be still
- restiveness, skittishness - characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright