edginess

Examples

• All

• The edginess in her voice made it clear that she was not at ease with the situation.

• As the deadline approached, the team's edginess grew, reflecting their mounting stress over the project.

• I congratulate you on your endeavors in dealing with life's edginess.

  Blog text (20)

• "Edginess, increased frustration and irritability, overreaction to small things, general sense of anger, low" flash point.

  Academic text (1991)

• All day she was conscious of an edginess; that night, for the first time, she did not bother with her rituals but pulled off her clothes and tumbled the lover out of its tank as soon as she arrived home.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The pool-playing lessons begin at a bar, and Stuart and Palmyra both drink a lot of beer. He discovers that Palmyra becomes even prettier as she gets drunk; her eyes look sleepier, and she loses her edginess.

  Fiction book (1995)

• His constant fidgeting and nervous laughter revealed a noticeable edginess during the interview.

Synonyms

N

nervousness

vsedginess

36 2.7

A feeling of being worried or anxious

is more about being tense and easily irritated than just worry

U

unease

vsedginess

19 4.4

A feeling of worry and not being relaxed

is sharper, adding easy irritability and nervous tension

U

uneasiness

vsedginess

14 3.6

A worried, uncomfortable feeling when you cannot relax

is more likely to include quick irritation and tense nervous feelings

A

agitation

vsedginess

12 5.1

A feeling of nervous worry and restlessness

is milder and about tension and irritability rather than strong disturbance

A

anxiousness

vsedginess

3 3.8

A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future

is broader and adds irritability and tense readiness beyond worry

U

uncomfortableness

vsedginess

1 6.0

A feeling of being uneasy or awkward

is more specifically about nervous irritation and short temper than mere discomfort

U

uptightness

vsedginess

• Informal

1 7.4

A feeling of being tense and nervous that makes it hard to relax

is mainly about being easily irritated rather than only tension

D

disquietude

vsedginess

1 9.7

A feeling of worry that makes you restless and uneasy

is more about being easily irritated and tense rather than restless

F

fretfulness

vsedginess

7.7

A feeling of being nervous, annoyed, or easily upset

is more about nervous tension than simple irritability

I

inquietude

vsedginess

• Literature

9.9

A feeling of worry and restlessness that makes you uneasy

is more about irritability and tension rather than general unease

D

discomposure

vsedginess

7.9

A feeling of being nervous and not calm

is an ongoing irritable tenseness rather than a sudden loss of calm

Antonyms

S

serenity

48 4.4

A calm, peaceful feeling without worry

C

composure

38 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

C

calmness

9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

How Tense

anxiety

423 3.5

tension

509 3.2

edginess

1 6.0

unease

19 4.4

calmness

9 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology