nerves

/ nɜːvz /

plural noun

1. the imagined source of emotional control

   my nerves won't stand it

2. anxiety, tension, or imbalance

   she's all nerves

3. a very nervous person

4. to irritate, annoy, or upset one

Example Sentences

She's the youngest member of our team and, though the nerves have set in, we all feel confident to carry on.

From BBC

LB: Well it wasn't the best penalty shootout, we all knew that, and there were nerves.

From BBC

As the release date for the show approaches, Impacciatore says nerves are building.

From BBC

In an unbeaten stand of 60 with fellow Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland, there were no more nerves or wobbles.

From BBC

For the beleaguered people of Venezuela, mired in more than a decade of crisis — hyperinflation, food shortages, authoritarian rule and rigged elections — a new phase of anxiety is once again rattling nerves.

From Los Angeles Times