Meaning of nerves in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    nerves

    Definitions

    1. an uneasy psychological state

    Examples

    • « he suffered an attack of nerves »
  2. 2. control of your emotions

    Examples

    • « this kind of tension is not good for my nerves »

Famous quotes

  • « Literature boils with the madcap careers of writers brought to the edge by the demands of living on their nerves, wringing out their memories and their nightmares to extract meaning, truth, beauty. »
    Herbert Gold
  • « Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch. »
    W. C. Fields
  • « How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god. »
    Alan Watts
  • « There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself. »
    Doris Humphrey
  • « Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. »
    Bernard De Voto

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