nervousness

As nouns the difference between phobia and nervousness

is that phobia is an irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.

As nouns the difference between neurasthenia and nervousness

is that neurasthenia is (psychiatry) an ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.

As nouns the difference between nervousness and shyness

is that nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous while shyness is the quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

As nouns the difference between unease and nervousness

is that unease is a feeling of disquiet or concern while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.

As nouns the difference between shy and nervousness

is that shy is an act of throwing while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.

As an adjective shy

is easily frightened; timid.

As a verb shy

is to avoid due to timidness or caution.

As nouns the difference between terror and nervousness

is that terror is intense dread, fright, or fear while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.

As nouns the difference between nervousness and apprehension

is that nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous while apprehension is apprehension.

As nouns the difference between fear and nervousness

is that fear is grass while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.

As nouns the difference between fidget and nervousness

is that fidget is (informal) a person who fidgets, especially habitually while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.

As a verb fidget

is to wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.

As nouns the difference between tension and nervousness

is that tension is tension while nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.