jittersnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈdʒɪt.əz/us/ˈdʒɪt̬.ɚz/informala feeling of nervousness that you experience before something important happens:
I always get the jitters the morning before an exam.
figurative The collapse of the company has caused jitters in the financial markets.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Anxiety and worry - general words
- agitation
- angst
- anxiety
- apprehension
- consternation
- discomfit
- discomfort
- misgiving
- nerve
- overwork
- panic attack
- perturbation
- preoccupation
- restive
- skittish
- strain
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- vexation
- yip
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Idiom(s)
give sb the jitters