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jitters

jitters plural noun informal stories like that give me the jitters : nervousness, nerves, edginess, uneasiness, anxiety, anxiousness, tension, agitation, restlessness; stage fright; informal butterflies (in one's stomach ), the willies, the creeps, collywobbles, the heebie-jeebies, jitteriness, the jim-jams.

 

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jitters

jitters plural noun informal a fit of opening-night jitters. See nerve (sense 4 of the noun ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jitters

jit ters /dʒɪ́tə r z /名詞 ⦅くだけて ⦆the ; 複数扱い 〗神経質 [過敏 ], そわそわ, 不安 (感 )get [have ] the jitters そわそわする, 落ち着かない 動詞 自動詞 1 神経質になる [ふるまう ].2 小刻みに動く [震動する ].