as in anxiety
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
a palpable feeling of nervosity in every corner of the city after the terrorist attack
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Recent Examples of nervosity
Violinists Clara Lyon and Maeve Feinberg, violist Doyle Armbrust and cellist Russell Rolen threw themselves into the dense thickets of notes with a nervosity and concentration that was nothing short of astonishing.
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John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervosity
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Somehow, this new sensation emitted an awareness of the magnitude in which skateboarding would warp my life, which only ratcheted up the anxiety of blowing it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The news this week that an ICE agent had shot and killed a woman in Minnesota heightened his anxiety.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The construction plans have generally raised fears that the London complex could serve as a Beijing intelligence hub.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Several Venezuela residents told TIME that the fear of what might be discovered on their phone at a checkpoint has guided their behavior in the days since Maduro's ouster.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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What Parents Can Do For all of these reasons, Common Sense Media says these products pose a serious risk to younger children and raise concerns for older children as well.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some counties have expressed concerns for their athletes ahead of the men’s World Cup soccer tournament being played in North America this summer.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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This comes as real rates still remain negative, according to the BOJ, as well as mounting fiscal worries.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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For Prada, the show represented a sense of unease in uncertain times, bringing to life a collection that felt timely in its imperfections.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, frequent policy changes that deepen unease can discourage investment and snarl planning.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Nervosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervosity. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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