(of a person or an animal) nervous and easily upset Thesaurusnervous
- neurotic
- on edge
- jittery
- nervous easily worried or frightened; anxious about something or afraid of something:She has a nervous temperament. I felt really nervous about meeting him. See also the entry for worried.
- neurotic not able to behave in a reasonable, calm way, because you are always worried about something:He became neurotic about keeping the house clean.
- on edge nervous or bad-tempered, especially because you are worried about what might happen:She was always on edge before an interview.
- jittery (informal) anxious and nervous about what might happen:All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/lady/girl/boy
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Check pronunciation: high-strung