Antonyms for nail-biting
| Grammar : Adv, noun |
| Spell : neyl-bahy-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪlˌbaɪ tɪŋ |
Definition of nail-biting
- As in on edge : adv feeling anxious
- As in tension : noun mental stress
- As in unease : noun anxiety
- As in anxiety : noun worry, tension
- When are nail-biting and dirt-eating seen, and how are they to be controlled?
- Extract from : « The Care and Feeding of Children » by L. Emmett Holt
- Certain other childish habits, such as nail-biting, have also been described as sexual manifestations.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Life of the Child » by Albert Moll
Synonyms for nail-biting
- agitation
- all-overs
- angst
- ants in pants
- antsiness
- anxiety
- anxious
- anxiousness
- apprehension
- bad feeling
- botheration
- brunt
- butterflies
- care
- cold sweat
- concern
- creeps
- discomfort
- disquiet
- disquietude
- distress
- doubt
- downer
- drag
- dread
- edginess
- edgy
- fidgets
- fidgety
- flap
- foreboding
- fretfulness
- fuss
- goose bumps
- heebie-jeebies
- high-strung
- hostility
- hyper
- impatient
- in suspense
- jitters
- jittery
- jumps
- jumpy
- misery
- misgiving
- mistrust
- nail-biting
- needles
- nerves
- nerves on edge
- nervous
- nervousness
- panic
- pins and needles
- pressure
- restlessness
- shakes
- shivers
- skittish
- solicitude
- strain
- suffering
- suspense
- sweat
- trouble
- uncertainty
- unease
- uneasiness
- uneasy
- watchfulness
- willies
- wired
- worriment
- worry
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