twitchiness
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈtwɪtʃi.nəs/
:
inquietud
- I think it's the liberal tendency to assume that each instance of market failure necessarily requires a government response, rather than looking around for non-governmental, market-based responses that cause libertarian twitchiness.
Examples
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She tried to hide her twitchiness while waiting for the interview to begin.
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Ironically, my response was a result of my own twitchiness about women being chess pawns.
Blog text (13) -
She was having trouble forcing her way into the feeding pack, and she snapped and prowled at the edge of the formation with a massive birdlike twitchiness.
Fiction book (2002) -
She seems to play up her twitchiness around Victoria, but in the scenes before she came to the Hamptons, her interaction with both Gordon and Aiden suggests that she is extremely cognizant and capable.
Blog text (27) -
His constant twitchiness during the meeting made everyone else nervous.
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The dog showed signs of twitchiness whenever a loud noise startled him.
Synonyms
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2.7
A feeling of being worried or anxious
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4.3
A quick, sudden movement of a muscle you cannot control, often in an eyelid
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3.8
Unable to sit still and relax because of worry, boredom or impatience
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4.4
A slight, fast shaking that you can see or feel
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3.9
A small shaking movement in the voice often caused by fear or excitement
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2.7
A small, quick shaking of the body when you feel afraid or cold
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6.9
A feeling of nervousness that makes you shake or move a lot
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5.9
Being nervous and easily scared by small noises or movements
A feeling that makes you move or touch things because you cannot stay still
How Twitchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Twitchiness comes from the small sudden movement twitch, which is like a tiny 'jerk' or 'tug'. So when someone is nervous or restless, their twitchiness shows as quick little movements.