| NOUN | state | nerves, nervousness | an uneasy psychological state |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | nerves | control of your emotions |
| Sounds | ner'vz | |
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| Rhymes | preserves ... reserves: 3 rhymes with ervz... | |
| Meaning | An uneasy psychological state. | |
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| Example | "he suffered an attack of nerves" | |
| Synonym | nervousness | |
| Narrower | jitters, heebie-jeebies, screaming meemies | extreme / extreme nervousness |
| strain, mental strain, nervous strain | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress | |
| Broader | psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic |
| Spanish | nerviosidad, nerviosismo, nervios, tensión | |
| Catalan | nerviosisme, nerviositat, nervis, tensió | |
| Meaning | Control of your emotions. | |
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| Example | "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves" | |
| Broader | self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will | The trait of resolutely / resolutely controlling your own behavior |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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