heebie-jeebies

pl.n. Slang.

A feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the jitters.

[Coined by William De Beck (1890–1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google.]

noun

A state of nervous restlessness or agitation: fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), shiver¹ (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural). Informal all-overs, shake (used in plural). Slang jim-jams, willies. See calm/agitation, fear/courage.

Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - nerver, myrekryb, delirium

Nederlands (Dutch)
de zenuwen, de kriebels

Français (French)
n. pl. - le trac, la frousse

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Zustand nervöser Depression, Angst

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) νευρικότητα, τρακ

Italiano (Italian)
estremo nervosismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - estado (m) de nervosismo

Русский (Russian)
крайнее возбуждение, глубокая депрессия, эксцентрический танец

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - manojo de nervios

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - stora skälvan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
神经过敏, 紧张

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 神經過敏, 緊張

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 안달 복달, 초초하여 차분하지 못함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おびえ, 嫌悪感, 神経過敏

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) نوبه من العصبيه الشديدة, لفظه نحتها بيللي ديسك رسام الكاريكاتير الأمريكي المتوفي سنه 1942‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮עצבנות‬

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