noun
- An uneasy or nervous state: disquiet, disquietude, inquietude, restlessness, unease, uneasiness, unrest. See calm/agitation.
restiveness
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Synonyms: jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness
Meaning #2:
characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
Synonym: skittishness
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