nerves
an uneasy psychological state
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,773 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,989 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an uneasy psychological state also: nervousness he suffered an attack of nerves
- control of your emotions this kind of tension is not good for my nerves
nerves in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It steadied my nerves to look at him.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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In response to those intolerable words Bobby's sick nerves stretched too tight.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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But the short talk with Richardson had set all his over-strained nerves on edge.
The great amulet · Maud Diver · Chapter 1
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It was too much of a novelty, and the vibrations touched his supersensitive nerves annoyingly.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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For Destiny never swerves Nor yields to men the helm; He shoots his thought, by hidden nerves, Throughout the solid realm.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1