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Uptight

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Definition

feeling nervous or worried and unable to relax

Synonyms & similar words

nervy highstrung jittery highlystrung restive overstrung jumpy edgy anxious nervous edgy jittery tense stressed worried agitated fidgety restless uneasy strained high-strung overwrought panicky

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