collywobbles
Nervous tummy feeling
Collywobbles is a humorous, informal word for stomach discomfort or intestinal rumbling, or the nervous, queasy feeling of anxiety: I always get the collywobbles before a job interview.
The word sounds playful and is rarely used seriously for genuine illness.
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- churningAgitated circular motion
- rumblingLow rolling sound
fluttering · upset · queasiness · tummy · belly · abdomen · digestive · gastric
Nervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
restless · edgy · twitchy · nervous · agitated · flustered · skittish · dithery
Troubled mental state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
angst · stress · tension · unease · foreboding · misgivings · alarm · distress
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- churningAgitated circular motion
rumbling · fluttering · upset · queasiness · tummy · belly · abdomen · digestive · gastric · knotted
jitters
Nervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
antsy · restless · edgy · twitchy · nervous · agitated · flustered · skittish · dithery · jumpy
worry
Troubled mental state
apprehension · angst · stress · tension · unease · foreboding · misgivings · alarm · distress · fretting
- Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash
collywobblescomposure
Emotional self-control
calm · calmness · confidence · serenity · equanimity