nerves

/ nɜːvz /

plural noun

1. the imagined source of emotional control

   my nerves won't stand it

2. anxiety, tension, or imbalance

   she's all nerves

3. a very nervous person

4. to irritate, annoy, or upset one

Example Sentences

Now that he’s back to work on the show, whose new season jumps forward five years, the nerves have settled.

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One sign of investors’ nerves: Gold also keeps hitting records, while silver and platinum futures have notched their longest weekly winning streaks in years.

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"In the end it was just all about nerves and fitness."

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He said that the claimant was trying to get on Mr Millward's nerves to get a reaction from him and to cause him embarrassment.

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After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, a series of scans showed nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.

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