jitters

jitters
jitters (n.) "extreme nervousness," 1925, American English, perhaps an alteration of dialectal chitter "tremble, shiver," from M.E. chittern "to twitter, chatter."

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  • jitters — n. an uneasy state; nervousness; as, the prospect of being drafted gave him a bad case of the jitters. Syn: nervousness, nerves, screaming meemies. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jitters — UK US /ˈdʒɪtəz/ noun [plural] INFORMAL ► feelings of nervousness or fear: »Tougher credit conditions have caused jitters in the financial markets …   Financial and business terms

  • jitters — [n] nervousness anxiety, dither, fidgets, heebie jeebies*, jumps, nerves, shakes, shivers, tenseness, willies*; concepts 230,410,690 Ant. calmness …   New thesaurus

  • jitters — n. (colloq.) panic 1) to have the jitters 2) to give smb. the jitters 3) a case of the jitters (she had a bad case of the jitters) * * * (colloq.) [ panic ] to have the jitters to give smb. the jitters a case of the jitters (she had a bad case of …   Combinatory dictionary

  • jitters — [[t]ʤɪ̱tə(r)z[/t]] N PLURAL: oft the N If you have the jitters, you feel extremely nervous, for example because you have to do something important or because you are expecting important news. [INFORMAL] I had a case of the jitters during my first …   English dictionary

  • jitters — noun get the jitters informal to feel anxious, especially before an important event or before something difficult: It s my driving test next week, and I ve got the jitters already …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • jitters — n. the nervous shakes. □ I get the jitters when I have to talk in public. □ Too much booze gives me the jitters …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • jitters — jit|ters [ˈdʒıtəz US ərz] n [plural] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from Mandingo ji to frightened ] informal a nervous, worried feeling, especially before an important event ▪ The jitters are worst in the capital, where 61% of people are… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • jitters — noun Plural of jitter …   Wiktionary

  • jitters — jit·ters jit ərz n pl a state of extreme nervousness or nervous shaking jit·ter jit ər vi jit·teri·ness jit ə rē nəs n jit·tery adj …   Medical dictionary

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