highly strung nerves
1high-strung — adjective being in a tense state • Syn: ↑edgy, ↑highly strung, ↑jittery, ↑jumpy, ↑nervy, ↑overstrung, ↑restive, ↑uptight • Similar to: ↑ …
2high-strung — /huy strung /, adj. at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high strung nerves; a high strung person. [1740 50] Syn. tense, temperamental; jumpy, edgy, jittery, uptight. * * * …
3o|ver|strung — «OH vuhr STRUHNG», adjective. too highly strung; too nervous or sensitive: »overstrung nerves …
4high strung — Synonyms and related words: agitable, all nerves, apprehensive, edgy, emotional, emotionally unstable, eruptive, excitable, explosive, fearful, fidgety, frightened, goosey, high mettled, high spirited, highly emotional, hypersensitive,… …
5nervous */*/ — UK [ˈnɜː(r)vəs] / US [ˈnɜrvəs] adjective Metaphor: When you feel nervous it is like being pulled, tied or stretched tightly. When you relax, it is like becoming loose again. I was feeling a bit tense. ♦ I find running is a good way to release… …
6nervous — adj. 1 having delicate or disordered nerves. 2 timid or anxious. 3 a excitable; highly strung; easily agitated. b resulting from this temperament (nervous tension; a nervous headache). 4 affecting or acting on the nerves. 5 (foll. by of + verbal… …
7nervousness — noun 1. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑jitteriness, ↑jumpiness, ↑restiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑restive (for: ↑restiveness) …
8John Pemberton — This article is about the American druggist. For other people named John Pemberton, see John Pemberton (disambiguation). John Stith Pemberton John Stith Pemberton Born July 8, 1831(1831 07 08) …
9List of animal characters in the 101 Dalmatians franchise — This is a list of the main animal characters in the 101 Dalmatians franchise.Characters in the book and moviesDalmatiansPongoPerditaPatchOne of Pongo and Perdita s original 15 pups. He is the largest of the pups in the novel by Dodie Smith and… …
10Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
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