- 1anxious and/or angry about something Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
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- 2nervous about showing your feelings an uptight teenager
uptight
adjectiveNAmE//ˌʌpˈtaɪt//
uptight (about something) (informal)Check pronunciation: uptight