Definition of nervous Nervous

/nɚˈvʌs/ - [nervus] - nerv•ous

We found 17 definitions of nervous from 5 different sources.

What does nervous mean?

Adjective nervous, nervouser, nervousest
nervous - of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"
		neural
nervous - easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"
		tense taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"
nervous - causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
		anxious, queasy, uneasy, unquiet
		troubled characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
nervous - unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
		skittish, flighty, spooky
		excitable easily excited
nervous - excited in anticipation
		aflutter
		excited in an aroused state

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nervous (a.)
possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
nervous (a.)
Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
nervous (a.)
Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
nervous (a.)
Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.
nervous (a.)
Sensitive; excitable; timid.