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In my everyday life I'm a little bit nervous and not particularly brave. I feel like if I can be completely brave in my work then I'm doing something right.
Emily Browning

Meaning of "nervous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NERVOUS

nervous  [ˈnɜːvəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NERVOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nervous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NERVOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nervous

Nervous may refer to: ▪ The nervous system, the part of an animal's body that coordinates its voluntary and involuntary actions and transmits signals between different parts of its body ▪ Nervous tissue, the main component of the two parts of the nervous system ▪ "Nervous", a rockabilly/doo-wop song first recorded by Gene Summers and His Rebels in 1958 ▪ Nervous Records, a UK record label ▪ Nervous Records, a US record label...

Definition of nervous in the English dictionary

The first definition of nervous in the dictionary is very excitable or sensitive; highly strung. Other definition of nervous is apprehensive or worried. Nervous is also of, relating to, or containing nerves; neural.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NERVOUS


acclivous
əˈklaɪvəs
canvas
ˈkænvəs
canvass
ˈkænvəs
clavus
ˈkleɪvəs
Corvus
ˈkɔːvəs
declivous
dɪˈklaɪvəs
favous
ˈfeɪvəs
favus
ˈfeɪvəs
festivous
ˈfɛstɪvəs
fulvous
ˈfʌlvəs
grievous
ˈɡriːvəs
hircocervus
ˌhɜːkəʊˈsɜːvəs
longaevous
lɒnˈdʒiːvəs
longevous
lɒnˈdʒiːvəs
mischievous
ˈmɪstʃɪvəs
naevus
ˈniːvəs
nevus
ˈniːvəs
recidivous
rɪˈsɪdɪvəs
redivivus
ˌrɛdɪˈvaɪvəs
saxicavous
sækˈsɪkəvəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NERVOUS

nerver
nerves
Nervi
nervier
nerviest
nervily
nervine
nerviness
nerving
nervosity
nervous breakdown
nervous energy
nervous exhaustion
nervous Nellie
nervous system
nervous wreck
nervously
nervousness
nervular
nervule

WORDS THAT END LIKE NERVOUS

anonymous
continuous
curious
dangerous
delicious
fabulous
famous
gorgeous
hilarious
humorous
miscellaneous
nous
numerous
obvious
previous
religious
rendezvous
ridiculous
serious
various

Synonyms and antonyms of nervous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NERVOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nervous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nervous

Translation of «nervous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NERVOUS

Find out the translation of nervous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nervous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nervous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神经紧张的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nervioso
570 millions of speakers

English

nervous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नर्वस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَصَبِيُّ الْـمَزَاجِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нервный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nervoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্নায়বিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nerveux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saraf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nervös
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経質な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경질적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nervous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lo lắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதட்டமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंताग्रस्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nervoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nerwowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нервовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

emoționat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νευρικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

senuweeagtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nervös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nervøs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nervous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVOUS»

The term «nervous» is very widely used and occupies the 9.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nervous

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10 QUOTES WITH «NERVOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nervous.
1
Adele
I'm scared of audiences. One show in Amsterdam I was so nervous, I escaped out the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels, I projectile vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don't like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.
2
Nicole Appleton
It's my first presenting role so I'll be nervous, but it's going to be great fun. I can't wait to sample the food and meet the celebrities. Hopefully I can inject some of my own glamour.
3
Robert Barnes
When I was a young man, I was overly sensitive to things, and I found it difficult to eat when I was nervous.
4
Kim Basinger
I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business.
5
Texas Battle
The only time I get afraid is when I am at the ocean. I get a little nervous when I'm in the water because I always feel like something is going to bite or snatch me.
6
Jello Biafra
When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.
7
Brianna Brown
When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious. I still get nervous sometimes before shooting and definitely before big auditions.
8
Emily Browning
In my everyday life I'm a little bit nervous and not particularly brave. I feel like if I can be completely brave in my work then I'm doing something right.
9
Daniel Bruhl
I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play.
10
Neko Case
I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NERVOUS»

Discover the use of nervous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nervous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nervous: A Novel
Struggling with a split personality that renders her shy and repressed on one side and promiscuous and brazen on the other, Jonquinette seeks psychiatric counseling, but her progress is impeded by her alter ego's determination to survive.
Zane, 2003
2
Work Makes Me Nervous: Overcome Anxiety and Build the ...
" And Work Makes Me Nervous is the cure. An effective self-empowerment training program, Work Makes Me Nervous lays out a proven therapeutic method for dismantling the wall between you and your ability to excel at work.
Jonathan Berent, Amy Lemley, 2010
3
Memoirs of My Nervous Illness
In 1884, the distinguished German jurist Daniel Paul Schreber suffered the first of a series of mental collapses that would afflict him for the rest of his life.
Daniel Paul Schreber, 1955
4
Zane's Nervous: A Novel
In this juicy, sexy story Queen of Erotica and New York Times bestselling author Zane brings us a tale of a woman with a split personality—she’s nervous around men during the week, but on the weekends her alter ego goes on intense ...
Zane, 2003
5
The Central Nervous System
The numerous full color line drawings - based on the author's long experience of teaching undergraduate students and new to this edition - make it easier to understand complex structural and functional relationships.
Per Brodal, 2010
6
Nervous
When members of the band Elite play a mean trick on a classmate, he and some other "nerds" form their own band, Nervous, but Elite will do anything to beat them in the Dream Stars Talent Show.
Tony Norman, 2006
7
Cajal's Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System
This book is a reprint of an English translation of Cajal's original work, with abundant notes and commentaries by the editor. This text describes Cajal's fundamental contributions to neuroscience, which continue to be important today.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Javier DeFelipe, Edward G. Jones, 1991
8
Enteric Nervous System: (the Brain-in-the-gut)
This is apparent in its absence in terminal regions of the large intestine in Hirschsprung's disease in humans and animals where it is reflected by dysfunctional motility, failure of defecation and proximal fecal compaction within a ...
Jack D. Wood, 2011
9
Infections of the Central Nervous System
This edition includes new information on botulinum toxin as a biological weapon and a therapeutic agent, neurologic effects of viruses causing hemorrhagic fevers, and infections that have recently become more prevalent or been found in new ...
W. Michael Scheld, Richard J. Whitley, Christina M. Marra, 2004
10
1973 Nervous Breakdown: Watergate, Warhol, and the Birth of ...
From landmark movies such as The Exorcist, Mean Streets, and American Graffiti to seminal books such as Fear of Flying and Gravity's Rainbow, from the proto-punk band the New York Dolls to the first ever reality TV show, The American Family ...
Andreas Killen, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NERVOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nervous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hillary: Even Open-Minded Whites Get Nervous Around Blacks In …
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Thursday that even “open-minded” white people get nervous when they encounter a ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
2
Gaspé Polyvalente anglophone parents nervous about French …
Parents of anglophone students at a high school in Gaspé, Que. are concerned after the Eastern Shores School Board decided to combine bus ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Miesha Tate: 'Nervous' Jessica Eye tried to talk tough, came off …
I think it's really because she's nervous. A lot of people feel like all of a sudden they have to talk a big game, say all these things and try to ... «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
4
Where Nervous Investors Can Park Their Money Without Fretting
Some of them are stable enough to satisfy even nervous investors like the ones who made up a majority of participants in a recent ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
5
Labour is not having a full-blown nervous breakdown. Yet...
What we are currently witnessing is not a full scale nervous breakdown but a political party experiencing a delayed (some might say overdue) ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
BASE-jumping model Clair Marie still gets nervous after 6200 leaps
Taking the plunge: 'On the exit point there is this nervous excitement that fills my body.' 'It's one of my life goals to motivate and inspire other ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Aberdeen 2-2 Rijeka: Dons progress 5-2 on aggregate despite …
Aberdeen 2-2 Rijeka: Dons progress 5-2 on aggregate despite nervous spell. STV 23 July 2015 22:05 BST. send to friend. Aberdeen celebrate v Rijeka ... «stv.tv, Jul 15»
8
US poultry industry starts nervous recovery
The US poultry industry seems to be recovering, but avian influenza (AI) could rear its head again, Jim Sumner, president of the USA Poultry ... «GlobalMeatNews.com, Jul 15»
9
Cops turn nervous after fire in Pushkaram city
Already on edge since the stampede on Day One of the Godavari Maha Pushkaram, police tightened up vigil in Rajamundry after a fire broke ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Swinging Sensex, Nervous Nifty! What's causing nervousness on …
Investors in Indian equities have shown a lot of patience and given a long rope to earnings recovery of India Inc but the much-awaited revival ... «Indiainfoline, Jul 15»

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