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I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting.
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Meaning of "nervous energy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NERVOUS ENERGY

nervous energy  [ˈnɜːvəs ˈenədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NERVOUS ENERGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nervous energy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NERVOUS ENERGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nervous energy in the English dictionary

The definition of nervous energy in the dictionary is an excess of energy that you have when you are apprehensive or worried.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NERVOUS ENERGY


allergy
ˈælədʒɪ
anergy
ˈænədʒɪ
astrology
əˈstrɒlədʒɪ
asynergy
əˌsɪnədʒɪ
bioenergy
ˌbaɪəʊˈɛnədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
biotechnology
ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
ecology
ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
energy
ˈɛnədʒɪ
genealogy
ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ
high-energy
ˈhaɪˌenədʒɪ
methodology
ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ
nonenergy
ˌnɒnˈenədʒɪ
pathology
pəˈθɒlədʒɪ
physiology
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
psychology
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
sociology
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
synergy
ˈsɪnədʒɪ
technology
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
terminology
ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NERVOUS ENERGY

nervier
nerviest
nervily
nervine
nerviness
nerving
nervosity
nervous
nervous breakdown
nervous exhaustion
nervous Nellie
nervous system
nervous wreck
nervously
nervousness
nervular
nervule
nervuration
nervure

WORDS THAT END LIKE NERVOUS ENERGY

alternative energy
atomic energy
binding energy
clergy
conservation of energy
dark energy
Fermi energy
fossil energy
free energy
Gibbs free energy
Helmholtz free energy
internal energy
kinetic energy
mass-energy
nuclear energy
potential energy
radiant energy
renewable energy
solar energy
tidal energy
wave energy

Synonyms and antonyms of nervous energy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nervous energy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NERVOUS ENERGY

Find out the translation of nervous energy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nervous energy 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 energy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

能源紧张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

energía nerviosa
570 millions of speakers

English

nervous energy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंत्रिका ऊर्जा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطاقة العصبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нервная энергия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

energia nervosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্নায়বিক শক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

énergie nerveuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenaga saraf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nervöse Energie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経エネルギー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경 에너지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Energi saraf
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năng lượng thần kinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரம்பு சக்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंताग्रस्त ऊर्जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sinir enerjisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

energia nervosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

energia nerwowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нервова енергія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

energie nervos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νευρικό ενέργειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

senuweeagtig energie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nervös energi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nervøs energi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nervous energy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVOUS ENERGY»

The term «nervous energy» is regularly used and occupies the 68.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVOUS ENERGY» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «NERVOUS ENERGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nervous energy.
1
Claire Foy
I'm lucky I have a fast metabolism... my whole family does... everyone's got a lot of nervous energy so we burn it off.
2
Eva Gabor
I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting.
3
Marvin Hamlisch
As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.
4
Dan Hawkins
When we started off it was all nervous energy and we probably played everything twice as fast as we do now.
5
Randy Johnson
Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.
6
Beyonce Knowles
I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care - that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.
7
Deborah Ann Woll
I was shy and a hard worker, so acting was a way to focus whatever nervous energy I was experiencing onto a goal.
8
Kristi Yamaguchi
I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NERVOUS ENERGY»

Discover the use of nervous energy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nervous energy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal: Exhibiting a Concise ...
To convey in writing our ideas respecting the comparative quantity of nervous energy possessed by different individuals is very difficult. We want a scale and some fixed point to refer to, as in the thermometer. Perhaps tremulous limbs, with a ...
‎1826
2
Hygiene and Efficiency for the Tuberculous
CONSERVATION OF NERvOUS ENERGY. Nervous leaks.—The energy of the nervous system may be spent in useful or useless effort. VVe ma think of the nonuseful use of nervous energy as nervous leaks. t is important that we know where ...
John Wakeman Turner, U.S. Veterans Bureau. Medical Division, 1922
3
The Story of the Living Machine
nervous energy and other types of energy. For our purpose it will be convenient to distinguish between the phenomena of simple nervous transmission and the phenomena of mental activity. The former are the simpler, and offer the greatest ...
H.W. Conn
4
Milwaukee Medical Journal
It is again interesting to note that in this conception we observe all the varied stages and forms of the evolution of nervous energy and the nervous system from the simple cell up to man. The simple, diffuse and rudimentary nervous energy with ...
‎1902
5
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
The whole afferent side of the nervous system especially the cerebellum and the basal ganglia of the cerebrum must be regarded as a great common reservoir of free nervous energy (neurokyme) from which all the various efferent channels ...
‎1915
6
Introductory Lectures to a Course on Nervous Irritation, ...
counter irritants, as blisters, issues, &c, in the neighbourhood of an inflamed or irritable part, where the nervous energy is too much determined or concentrated. I think it very probable that the irritation arising from recent injuries, or disease, ...
J. Evans Riadore, 1835
7
The Medical Standard
If the nervous system is but the instrument to take up and transmit nervous energy , and if this nervous energy is a continued circuit of function in the nervous system , and hence a more highly organized expression of bodily function that is not ...
‎1903
8
Sunset
Are your nerves supplying your brain, body and your vital organs with a generous amount of nervous energy? If not, by all means read the following and become enlightened. By Stephen Harriman Your nerves positively control every mental ...
‎1917
9
The Primer of Humor Research
As medical research refined the understanding of the nervous system in the 19th century, talk of “spirits” gave way to talk of nervous energy, but the ideas of constraint and excess pressure continued in explanations of laughter The theory that ...
Victor Raskin, 2008
10
Physical Culture
'very largely upon the physical efficiency, upon the possession of a high degree of nervous energy, and because of this, there is nothing that I know of that will so stimulate the vital energies of the brain worker as the methods that I am herewith  ...
‎1908

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NERVOUS ENERGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nervous energy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win
But Siddiqui washed away any nervous energy by bashing Gerrie for six over long-off which prompted his new batting partner Aamer Ali to race ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
Radioactivity play garage punk wound so tight it probably glows in …
... sweet backup vocals, perfectly complements the taut, tightly wound music—even the lyrical midtempo numbers thrum with nervous energy. «Chicago Reader, Jul 15»
3
Death metal favorites Whitechapel still ready for adventure
He says the band is always in a state of "prepared, but not prepared" and the nervous energy is a good thing. "We're always writing stuff. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Bubble-wrap, berry-picking and the secret pleasures of destruction
We need releases for our nervous energy, and resistance-followed-by-surrender sensations do seem to work. Switching on a 1970s television ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Nick Blackwell Praises Jones For His Confident Attitude
“He'll bring a lot of nervous energy and he'll be busy and he'll try to stop me working. But I've got a different plan. I'll show him the importance of ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
6
New exhibit re-mixes it up at the Thames Art Gallery
“That's what kind of gives them that nervous energy,” he said. “There is a buzz to them, and you're not sure if it's a comfortable buzz or a bad ... «Chatham This Week, Jul 15»
7
Tucker Powers Astros Past Red Sox In 4-2 Win
The key, Johnson says, will be to harness that nervous energy in the right direction when he starts for the Red Sox against the Houston Astros. «Rapid News Network, Jul 15»
8
Caitlyn Considered Suicide While Transitioning
The nervous energy emanating off Caitlyn as she awaits the arrival of her pint-size mother is insane relatable: “It's my mother”, she moans like a ... «Ledger Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Kick stage fright to the kerb
Public speaking coach Valerie Close , who runs the SPEAK program, says nervous energy can be channelled into a successful public ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Chris Heston nearly makes history, Giants and Padres nearly come …
It was a tense and tumultuous end to a game that was setting up for a different kind of nervous energy in the late innings. Heston s lively stuff ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»

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