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nervous wreck
" Do not sit next to my mother when she is watching one of her children compete because you will have fingernails down your back. She is a nervous wreck."
Diana Lopez

Meaning of "nervous wreck" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NERVOUS WRECK

ˈnɜːvəs rɛk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NERVOUS WRECK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nervous wreck 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 WRECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anxiety

Anxiety is an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior, such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over something unlikely to happen, such as the feeling of imminent death. Anxiety is not the same as fear, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat; whereas anxiety is the expectation of future threat. Anxiety is a feeling of fear, worry, and uneasiness, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue, and problems in concentration. Anxiety can be appropriate, but when it is too much and continues too long, the individual may suffer from an anxiety disorder.

Definition of nervous wreck in the English dictionary

The definition of nervous wreck in the dictionary is a person who is extremely worried or apprehensive about something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NERVOUS WRECK

dreck · rec · reck · shipwreck · tenrec · trek · varec · wreck

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NERVOUS WRECK

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE NERVOUS WRECK

background check · beck · by the neck · check · credit check · deck · double-check · emotional wreck · fleck · get it in the neck · heck · in check · neck · peck · redneck · speck · train wreck · uncheck · V neck · V-neck

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nervous wreck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NERVOUS WRECK

Find out the translation of nervous wreck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nervous wreck 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 wreck» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

神经崩溃
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

manojo de nervios
570 millions of speakers
en

English

nervous wreck
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

नर्वस मलबे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حطام العصبي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

нервного срыва
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pilha de nervos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

স্নায়বিক wreck
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

à bout de nerfs
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kecederaan saraf
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

nervöses Wrack
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ノイローゼ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

신경 난파선
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wreck nervous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xác tàu thần kinh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நரம்பு சேதம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चिंताग्रस्त जहाजे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Sinir kazası
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

nervi a pezzi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wrak nerwowy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нервового зриву
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

epavă nervos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νευρικό ναυάγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

senuwee wrak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nervvrak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nervøst vrak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nervous wreck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVOUS WRECK»

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

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6 QUOTES WITH «NERVOUS WRECK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nervous wreck.
1
Daniel Goleman
Whenever we feel stressed out, that's a signal that our brain is pumping out stress hormones. If sustained over months and years, those hormones can ruin our health and make us a nervous wreck.
2
Corey Haim
I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck.
3
Diana Lopez
Do not sit next to my mother when she is watching one of her children compete because you will have fingernails down your back. She is a nervous wreck.
4
David Nicholls
My 20s was a sea of worry. I worried about benefit forms, about being thrown out of my flat. I never went on holiday because I thought: 'What if an audition comes up?' I was a nervous wreck.
5
Susan Smith
I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water, and I did go part way, but I stopped. I went again and stopped. I then got out of the car and stood by the car a nervous wreck.
6
Roger Staubach
As a part owner, I'm going to be not only an admirer... but a nervous wreck.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NERVOUS WRECK»

Discover the use of nervous wreck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nervous wreck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Nervous Wreck
E. J. Rath. The Wreck was beginning to display nervous symptoms, and Sally gave him an anxious look. "In a way, it's out of my hands," said Charley, mildly. " Suppose I was to say to you, 'Honey- mponers, climb right into flivver and help ...
E. J. Rath, 2008
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United States Congressional serial set
Buck Keeler, K. C Consumption; nervous wreck; dead. W. P. Wood, Texas Bladder trouble; dead. Harry Murray, Tiffin, Ohio Nervous wreck; overwork; dead. Perry, K. C Eyesight almost gone; overwork. Claud Giles, K. C Nervous wreck; called ...
‎1916
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Congressional edition
Joe Wolfram, Kansas City Nervous wreck; suicide. A. W. Braun, Kansas City Chronic kidney trouble; constant sitting. A. B. Thorgrimson, K. C Kidney trouble; blacklisted; driven out of telegraph business. Two brothers named Green, Pittsburgh.
United States. Congress, 1916
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Congressional Serial Set
Joe Wolfnim, Kansas City Nervous wreck; suicide. A. W. Brann, Kansas City Chronic kidney trouble; constant sitting. A. B. Thorgrimson, K. C Kidney trouble; blacklisted; driven out of telegraph business. Two brothers named Green, Pittsburgh.
United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Francis Patrick Walsh, Basil Maxwell Manly, 1916
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Industrial relations: Final report and testimony
Joe Wolfrum, Kansas City Nervous -wreck; suicide. A. W. Braun, Kansas City Chronic kidney trouble; constant sitting. A. B. Thorgrimson, K. C Kidney trouble; blacklisted; driven out of telegraph business. Two brothers named Green, Pittsburgh .
United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Francis Patrick Walsh, Basil Maxwell Manly, 1916
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Author and Composer: A Digest for Songwriters, Dramatists, ...
Harold Lloyd's latest comedy, last week and the week before at the Strand, New York, is an infringement on the basic idea of his new play, "The Nervous Wreck," must be settled by October 2. On October 5 "The Nervous Wreck" play, which ...
‎1922
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Commentaries on the Law of Negligence in All Relations: ...
889; $4,500 (nervous wreck), Latimer v. Metropolitan St. R. Co., 126 Mo. App. 70, 103 S. W. 1102; $4,000 (nerve impairment — hernia), Roe v. Metropolitan St. R. Co., 131 Mo. App. 128, 110 S. W. 611; $4,000 (nervous wreck), Kupke v.
Seymour Dwight Thompson, Edward Franklin White, 1914
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The People's common sense medical adviser
I am 54 years of age, strong, healthy, vigorous, well poised and manly, — happily married and the proud father of three fine children. Six years ago I was a physical , mental and nervous wreck. Indiscretions indulged in without thought as to the ...
Ray Vaughn Pierce, 1895
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Angels Among Us. . .Even in Iraq
Dr. Majeed informed me that Hashim was a nervous wreck, so he gave him a shot and sent him home to go to sleep. Now wait just a minute. I'm the one in pain having the baby, and my husband is a nervous wreck and gets the shot? I looked  ...
Diane Hassan, 2008
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Obsessive-compulsive Disorder Casebook
John H. Greist, James W. Jefferson. A Nervous Wreck 23 depression. It is found in only about 10% of patients with OCD. but this is more than 1 0 times the rate of panic disorder in the population without OCD.
John H. Greist, James W. Jefferson, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NERVOUS WRECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nervous wreck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch This Nervous Wreck Play Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 has released sneakily and what better way to celebrate than to place our most scaredy cat staff member in front of the ... «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
2
Kristi's Kids Lifesaver: Ponder family wins pool fence
TUCSON - Jennifer Ponder, a mom on the northwest side said, "We were a nervous wreck, right Tayven [10-year-old son]? Trying to make sure Payson didn't fall ... «KVOA Tucson News, Jul 15»
3
Celebrity Masterchef reaches boiling point
... and every person in that studio has probably worked in TV at some point in their lives, you turn into the biggest nervous wreck in the world. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Aaron Nola's arrival brings Philadelphia Phillies a ray of hope
"I was a nervous wreck," he said, recalling that he had to shuffle his feet to keep his knees from knocking. Mackanin went 0-for-4 against ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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Japan Cuts 2015 Interview: Kudoh Youki Talks Law-Breaking With …
So I was like a nervous wreck; I cried so much and I wanted to quit my work. Being an actress was like my big dream after I was scouted on the ... «TwitchFilm, Jul 15»
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Jamie Blackley: actor in Woody Allen's latest is 'a bit of a nervous
I'm a bit of a nervous wreck. But with this job, you have to do it.” Watching the film at the premiere was a revelation for the actor who not only ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Milwaukees Beast: The Mysterious Mountain Lion Terrifying Wisconsin
“My wife is a nervous wreck, she's tired of all the reporters,” he said. “But it's something that isn't normal happening. This is a lion possibly in a ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
8
Road to recovery
“I was a nervous wreck,” she said. “I didn't know what to expect. I've never had to deal with anybody that had cancer, especially my child. «Times Daily, Jul 15»
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My Gender Confirming Surgery and Recovery: Meet Serena 2.0
The night before my surgery, I was a nervous wreck. I simply couldn't shake off my anxiety no matter how hard I tried. I was hopelessly drifting in ... «Cambio, Jul 15»
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Inmate with violent past still on the run more than three weeks after …
"Now I can't live in my home and I have to stay with different people and I'm just a nervous wreck,” she said in an interview in June. Many of her ... «WTVM, Jul 15»
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