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Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

Easily excitable with an excessive amount of energy

Easily upset or irritated

Making restless or fidgety movements

Spirited and full of energy

Lacking a coherent sequence or connection

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Adjective

Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

in a state of agitation

on pins and needles

all of a dither

in a state of nerves

a bundle of nerves

all of a lather

like a cat on a hot tin roof

all of a doodah

like a cat on hot bricks

discombobulated

in a cold sweat

terror-stricken

scared to death

bricking oneself

bundle of nerves

discountenanced

with your heart in your mouth

hot and bothered

easily frightened

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

horror-stricken

like a fish out of water

shaking in one's shoes

waiting for the axe to fall

having butterflies in the stomach

feeling anxious

frightened to death

restlessly moving

paralysed with fear^UK

hot under the collar

shaking like a leaf

tossing and turning

beside yourself

chicken-hearted

frozen with fear

paralyzed with fear^US

chicken-livered

with one's stomach in knots

heavy with grief

racked with suffering

having cold feet

overcome with sorrow

racked with pain

waiting with bated breath

easily agitated

all of a flutter

champing at the bit

apprehensive about

on the defensive

sweating bullets

having cabin fever

mentally unsettled

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

having stage fright

having a funny feeling

on the qui vive

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

with bated breath

lacking confidence

lacking self-confidence

lacking in confidence

lacking assurance

not self-assured

at sixes and sevens

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

with a steady pulse

biting one's nails

approval-seeking

tied up in knots

lacking social skills

out of countenance

unsure of yourself

at end of one's rope

down in the dumps

in difficulties

in a tight corner

in a tight spot

with your back to the wall

bent out of shape

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“He says that since starting the job he is less jumpy and no longer afraid of the dark.”

Adjective

Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

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“There must be more relaxing ways to reach the last eight, but via their third bumpy, jumpy display in a row, France finally got there last night.”

Adjective

Easily excitable with an excessive amount of energy

excessively active

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“My dog is always jumpy during thunderstorms, trembling with an excessive amount of energy.”

Adjective

Easily upset or irritated

easily offended

bundle of nerves

ill-humoured^UK

not best pleased

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

hot under the collar

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

in high dudgeon

beside yourself

blue in the face

uncommunicative

having got out of bed the wrong side

confrontational

having got out of bed on the wrong side

with all guns blazing

evil-intentioned

down in the mouth

gnashing one's teeth

hot and bothered

at boiling point

in a filthy temper

beside yourself with rage

unaccommodating

apt to fly off the handle

perversely irritable

as black as thunder

got up on wrong side of bed

with a long face

at daggers drawn

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

rubbed the wrong way

ready to be tied

carrying a chip on your shoulder

in a towering rage

passive-aggressive

huffy irascible

easily frightened

easily agitated

having a fit of the sulks

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

extremely angry

out of countenance

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Adjective

Making restless or fidgety movements

restlessly moving

on pins and needles

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a state of agitation

in a state of nerves

all of a dither

all of a lather

like a cat on hot bricks

all of a doodah

bricking oneself

bundle of nerves

a bundle of nerves

in a cold sweat

feeling anxious

hot and bothered

tossing and turning

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

hot under the collar

having cabin fever

mentally unsettled

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

discombobulated

with one's stomach in knots

having butterflies in the stomach

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

beside yourself

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

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Adjective

Spirited and full of energy

full of vim and vigour

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of get-up-and-go

in high spirits

feeling one's oats

full of joie de vivre

full of the joys of spring

bright and breezy

alive and kicking

as lively as a grig

as merry as a grig

in good spirits

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

full of vim and vigor

hale and hearty

full of the joy of living

as game as Ned Kelly

peaches-and-cream

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

still going strong

like a new person

fresh as a daisy

hyperintelligent

quick off the mark

quick on the uptake

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Adjective

Lacking a coherent sequence or connection

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

ill-thought-out

incomprehensible

on again and off again

in fits and starts

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