nerves

/ nɜːvz /

plural noun

1. the imagined source of emotional control

   my nerves won't stand it

2. anxiety, tension, or imbalance

   she's all nerves

3. bundle of nerves
   a very nervous person
4. get on one's nerves
   to irritate, annoy, or upset one

Example Sentences

It is why nerves so very nearly got the better of him last Sunday.

From BBC

"I was absolutely sick with nerves," the club's lady captain Ruth Watt admitted.

From BBC

The president received neurological tests on his mental status, nerves, motor and sensory function and reflexes.

From BBC

Jacobs and Roach have written such a quick-witted character that it seems implausible Violet wouldn’t think of this herself, even if she was overwhelmed by the sudden collision of her nerves and trauma.

From Salon

"I think my nerves and my insecurities and my doubt led to a few bad behaviour moments, which was just about frustrations within myself."

From BBC