nervous situation

  • 1nervous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. archaic sinewy, strong 2. marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style ; spirited < a vibrant tight packed nervous style of writing > 3. of, relating to, or composed of neurons 4. a. of or relating to the&#8230; …

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  • 2Nervous laughter — is laughter evoked from an audience s expression of embarrassment, alarm, or confusion, rather than amusement. Nervous laughter is usually less robust in expression than a good belly laugh , and may be combined with confused glances or awkward&#8230; …

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  • 3nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous&#8230; …

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  • 4nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main&#8230; …

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  • 5Nervous nineties — The Nervous Nineties is a commonly used term in cricket.[1][2][3] The term refers to a specific form of analysis paralysis, when a batsman feels when he has scored more than 90 runs in a test innings, and is nervous because of the pressure and&#8230; …

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  • 6situation */*/*/ — UK [ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms situation : singular situation plural situations Metaphor: Situations and states are like places. A pleasant/happy situation is safe, like your home, and a bad situation is like an unpleasant&#8230; …

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  • 7situation — sit|u|a|tion [ ,sıtʃu eıʃn ] noun count *** 1. ) the set of conditions that exist at a particular time in a particular place: If the situation had been different, their plan might have succeeded. concern about the current situation south of the&#8230; …

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  • 8Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — For the musical, see Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (musical). Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Film poster Directed by …

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  • 9animal behaviour — Introduction       any activity of an intact organism.       A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume&#8230; …

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  • 10mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,&#8230; …

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