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Nervous

/ˈnɜːvəs/
Experiencing anxiety, uncertainty, or unease about a situation.

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Examples:

Ferrier was nervous at these words.

Usually not nervous, to-day, for some reason, she anticipated trouble.

She was too run-down and nervous.

Etymology:

etymology
The term nervous comes from the Latin word nervosus, which means sinewy or vigorous. The term evolved in the early 14th-century Middle English period to describe someone suffering from the shakes or tremors, eventually adapting to its modern usage.

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