| Main Entry: |
jitters |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
nervous restlessness |
Synonyms: |
agitation, all-overs, anger, animation, butterflies, cold sweat, creeps, delirium, discomfiture, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, excitability, feverishness, fidget, fidgets, flap, fluster*, fuss*, impatience,
jump, jumps, moodiness, neurasthenia, neuroticism, perturbation, quivers, sensitivity, shakes,
shiver, stage fright, stimulation, stress, tension, timidity, tizzy, to-do, touchiness,
tremble, trembles, tremulousness, turbulence, uneasiness, willies, worry
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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