transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈəp-ˈtīt, (ˌ)əp-ˈ ]
adjective
Date: 1934
1.
a. : being tense, nervous, or uneasy
uptight overachievers
b. : angry , indignant
c. : rigidly conventional
an uptight conservative
2. : being in financial difficulties
• up·tight·ness (ˌ)əp-ˈtīt-nəs noun