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nervous wreck

nerv·ous wreck
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nur-vuh s rek]
    • /ˈnɜr vəs rɛk/
    • /ˈnɜːvəs rek/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nur-vuh s rek]
    • /ˈnɜr vəs rɛk/

Definitions of nervous wreck words

  • noun nervous wreck sb anxious 1
  • countable noun nervous wreck If you say that someone is a nervous wreck, you mean that they are extremely nervous or worried about something. 0
  • noun nervous wreck a person who is extremely worried or apprehensive about something 0
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Parts of speech for Nervous wreck

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Nervous wreck

nervous wreck popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for nervous wreck

noun nervous wreck

  • basket case — If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.
  • ninnyhammer — a fool or simpleton; ninny.
  • worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
  • worrywart — a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
  • wuss — a weakling; wimp.

adj nervous wreck

  • bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
  • fidgety — restless; impatient; uneasy.
  • fluttery — fluttering; apt to flutter.
  • hard put — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
  • hyper — overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.

adjective nervous wreck

  • clutched — to hatch (chickens).
  • neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
  • obsessive — being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
  • overanxious — excessively anxious.
  • wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
All 20 Synonyms of nervous wreck

Antonyms for nervous wreck

adjective nervous wreck

  • adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
Just one Antonym for nervous wreck

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