nervous
/ˈnɜrvəs/
adjective
- Easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious or worried.
- She is a nervous person who gets scared by loud noises.
- The nervous cat hid under the bed during the storm.
- He felt nervous before his first day at the new school.
- Feeling worried or uneasy about something that is going to happen.
- I'm nervous about my driving test tomorrow.
- She gave a nervous laugh when the teacher called on her.
- The students were nervous as they waited for their exam results.
- Relating to the nerves or the nervous system.
- Doctors studied the nervous pathways in the brain.
- The nervous system controls all the body's functions.
- Damage to nervous tissue can cause loss of feeling.