Hyphenation of NERVOUS

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word NERVOUS? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

NER-VOUS

Definitions of NERVOUS:

1.
Easily agitated
A nervous addict A nervous thoroughbred
2.
Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Spent an anxious night waiting for the test results Cast anxious glances behind her Those nervous moments before takeoff An unquiet mind
3.
Of or relating to the nervous system
Nervous disease Neural disorder
4.
Excited in anticipation
5.
Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Synonyms of NERVOUS:

adj tense
adj anxious, uneasy, unquiet, troubled
adj neural, system
adj aflutter, excited
adj skittish, spooky, excitable

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