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nerves vs nervous strain

nervous strain vs nerves

nerves and nervous strain both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nerves Yes No No No
nervous strain Yes No No No
As nouns, nervous strain is a hyponym of nerves; that is, nervous strain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nerves:
  • nerves: an uneasy psychological state
  • nervous strain: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
Other hyponyms of nerves include heebie-jeebies, jitters, screaming meemies, mental strain, strain.
nerves (noun) nervous strain (noun)
control of your emotions (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
an uneasy psychological state
Difference between nerves and nervous strain

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