a bundle of nerves
informalDefinition
C2 someone who is extremely nervous and worried: Sorry for shouting - I'm a bundle of nerves these days.Anxious and worried
(Definition of a bundle of nerves from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- awkward adjective (EMBARRASSING)
- fretful adjective
- frightened adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- grim adjective (SERIOUS)
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- pit of your stomach idiom
- uncomfortable adjective
- uneasy adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
- uptight adjective
Topic:
Anxious and worried
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