Meaning & use
nervous
Easily agitated, worried, or apprehensive, especially before or during a stressful situation.
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She felt nervous before walking onto the stage for her first solo performance.
He gets nervous around large dogs after being bitten as a child.
A note on using this word
Nervous can also describe the body's nervous system, as in nervous tissue, a sense unrelated to feeling anxious.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Relating to, or affecting, the nerves or the nervous system.
The disease gradually damages the nervous tissue that controls movement.
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