nerve
noun [U] (COURAGE) /nɜːv/
/nɝːv/ Definition
C2 the courage or confidence necessary to do something difficult, unpleasant, or rude: It takes a lot of nerve to be a bomb disposal expert. I wanted to ask her out, but I lost my nerve and couldn't go through with it. [+ to infinitive] I didn't have the nerve to tell him what I really thought of his suggestion.Bravery
(Definition of nerve noun (COURAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- audacity noun
- backbone noun (STRENGTH)
- balls noun (COURAGE)
- bottle noun (COURAGE)
- bravery noun
- courage noun
- derring-do noun
- Dutch courage noun
- fighting spirit noun
- fortitude noun
- grit noun (COURAGE)
- gut noun (BRAVERY)
- heart noun (COURAGE)
- heroism noun
- intestinal fortitude noun
- liquid courage noun
- pluck noun
- spunk noun (COURAGE)
- valour noun
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