NERVOUS

[adjective]Do you feel nervous (= worried or slightly frightened) during exams?He's a quiet, nervous man who doesn't like meeting new people.She doesn't know her uncle very well and she's always been nervous of him.I was very nervous about driving again after the accident.One of the flight attendant's jobs is to smile and reassure nervous passengers that all is well, even if it isn't.I was a bit nervous beforehand but once the match had begun I felt brilliant.The dollar rose strongly on the foreign exchange markets as nervous investors sought a safe haven for their cash.We would like to warn viewers of a nervous disposition (= who are easily upset) that the following programme contains scenes which they may find disturbing.A nervous breakdown is a period of mental illness, usually without a physical cause, which results in anxiety, difficulty in sleeping and thinking clearly, a lack of confidence and hope, and a feeling of great sadness.He was forced to give up his job after suffering a nervous breakdown.