Nervous meaning

What does “nervous” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“nervous” is an adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: easily agitated.

nervous

easily agitated
“a nervous addict”
“a nervous thoroughbred”
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”
“cast anxious glances behind her”
Synonymsanxious queasy uneasy unquiet
of or relating to the nervous system
“nervous disease”
“neural disorder”
Synonymsneural
excited in anticipation
Synonymsaflutter
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Synonymsskittish flighty spooky

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University