nerves
Britishplural noun
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the imagined source of emotional control
my nerves won't stand it
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anxiety, tension, or imbalance
she's all nerves
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a very nervous person
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to irritate, annoy, or upset one
Example Sentences
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Nerves allow it to receive signals from the brain, which activates the tissue when the body senses cold.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
Nerves help send that message to the brain, which tells your hand to scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The Nerves: How to keep from losing sleep?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
"Nerves are small and highly delicate, so anytime you put something large, like an electrode, in contact with them, it represents a danger to the nerves."
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024
Nerves still tingling, he led the other two up the hall, half-expecting some new terror to reveal itself, but nothing moved except for a mouse skittering along the skirting board.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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