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    twitchiness
    /ˈtwɪtʃɪnəs/

    noun

    • 1. the quality or state of being nervous or anxious: informal "she senses my twitchiness, I'm sure"

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  2. www.thefreedictionary.com › twitchinessTwitchiness - definition of twitchiness by The Free Dictionary

    Twitchiness means being nervous, jittery, or having jerky or spasmodic motion. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this word, as well as related words and antonyms.

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWITCHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    nervous and worried, sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appear smooth or relaxed: On camera he appears twitchy and ill at ease. The president is getting twitchy about the fall in his popularity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter. agitated.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontwitchy - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of twitchy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twitchyTwitchy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : nervously on edge or fretful. This revelation was an incredible relief to those of us who get a little twitchy at the thought of making pasta … Jane Daniels Lear. There was action every minute, and so much momentum carrying the story forward that until I finished it, I was in a sort of twitchy agony if I got stuck doing anything else.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › twitchinessTwitchiness Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Twitchiness definition: The state of being <a>twitchy</a>, physical restlessness.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › twitchiness_ntwitchiness, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun twitchiness is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for twitchiness is from 1834, in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal. twitchiness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitchy adj.2, ‑ness suffix.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWITCHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'twitchy' Word Frequency. twitchy. (twɪtʃi ) Word forms: comparative twitchier, superlative twitchiest. adjective. If you are twitchy, you are behaving in a rather nervous way that shows you feel anxious and cannot relax. [informal] He was still twitchy and we awaited Ann's return anxiously.