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nervous

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In this nervous city in an embattled country, even small explosions can have a big impact.

Are you excited, nervous, afraid, all of the above for the new Star Wars films?

It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.

Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.

Truth be told, there is no one better at capturing the agony and alarm of a woman in the throes of a nervous breakdown than Moore.

Drowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.

It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.

Their glances met, she holding him always at arm's length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.

Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.

When we came in he looked indisposed and nervous, and there happened to be a good many artists there.

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On this page you'll find 120 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nervous, such as: afraid, agitated, annoyed, apprehensive, concerned, and edgy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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