单词 | nervous tic |
释义 | > as lemmasnervous tic nervous tic n. a tic caused by (or attributed to) nervous dysfunction; (in extended use) a repetitive action, esp. one performed out of nervousness; a habitual response. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > type of spasm > tic or twitch spasm1477 vellication1665 subsultus1696 tic douloureux1800 tic1822 jerking1827 live blood1834 nervous tic1858 jactitation1861 habit spasm1888 myokymia1901 fasciculation1938 1858 O. S. Leland Beatrice i. ii. 16 Pes. Is he not an epileptic? Mrs. F. No; he has only a nervous tic! 1871 New Englander & Tale Rev. July 434 Her mouth, though delicately formed, had been ‘slightly drawn by a nervous tic, which caused her to make grimaces when speaking.’ 1944 Slavonic & East European Rev. Amer. Ser. 3 118 His cheek twitches with a nervous tic, and his hands tremble on his knees. 1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 34/4 Curzon's pre-marital trouser-dropping was a nervous tic. < as lemmas |
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