bundle of nerves
Extremely high-strung person
A bundle of nerves is a person in a state of extreme anxiety or nervous tension: She was a bundle of nerves before the job interview.
The phrase treats nervousness as something that has overtaken the whole person—they've become nothing but their anxiety.
Often preceded by "a complete" or "an absolute" for emphasis.
- jumpyNervously reactive to stimuli
- worrywartHabitual fretter, informal
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- tenseStrained or nervous
stressed out · worried · anxious · jittery · wound up · shake · on tenterhooks · walking on eggshells · agitated · apprehensive · fidgety · fraidy-cat · overwrought · basket case · all worked up · uptight · fretful · quiver
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- worriersworrier, fretter, overthinker, worrywart, worry wart
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- uneasyanxious, nervous, jittery, edgy, tense
bundle of nervescool as a cucumber
Extremely calm and composed
unflappable · composed · serene · tranquil · laid-back
bundle of nervesnerves of steel
Exceptional calm under pressure
rock · steady hand · unshakeable · unfazed · grace under pressure
bundle of nervesself-assured
Trusting in oneself
unshakeable · poised · nerves of steel · rock solid · unfazed
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