1. The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
   "Coffee increased his nervousness before the important presentation";
   - jitteriness, jumpiness, restiveness
    
2. An uneasy psychological state
   "he suffered an attack of nervousness";
   - nerves
    
3. A sensitive or highly strung temperament
   "His nervousness before public speaking was evident in his shaking hands"

Type of: anxiety, disposition, mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state, temperament

Encyclopedia: Nervousness