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highly strung nerves

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  • high-strung — adjective being in a tense state • Syn: ↑edgy, ↑highly strung, ↑jittery, ↑jumpy, ↑nervy, ↑overstrung, ↑restive, ↑uptight • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • high-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. * * * …   Universalium

  • o|ver|strung — «OH vuhr STRUHNG», adjective. too highly strung; too nervous or sensitive: »overstrung nerves …   Useful english dictionary

  • high 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • nervous */*/ — 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… …   English dictionary

  • nervous — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nervousness — noun 1. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑jitteriness, ↑jumpiness, ↑restiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑restive (for: ↑restiveness) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Europe, 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.… …   Universalium

  • digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium

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