jumpiness
State of being startled
Jumpiness is the state of being easily startled or nervously reactive.
Someone experiencing jumpiness might flinch at sudden sounds or feel on edge without clear cause.
The caffeine gave her a noticeable jumpiness.
The condition often accompanies anxiety, stress, or overstimulation, and can range from mild unease to a pronounced startle response.
State of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- tensionStretched or strained state
- worryTroubled mental state
edginess · agitation · stress · hypervigilance · jitters · disquiet · foreboding · skittishness
Nervously unable to settle
- restlessUnable to be still
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- skittishProne to nervous fright
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
jittery · squirmy · reactive · hypersensitive · overreactive · trigger-happy · hair-trigger · gun-shy
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- tensionStretched or strained state
worry · edginess · agitation · stress · hypervigilance · jitters · disquiet · foreboding · skittishness · wariness
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
twitchy · jittery · squirmy · reactive · hypersensitive · overreactive · trigger-happy · hair-trigger · gun-shy · wary
twitching
Involuntary muscular contractions
- flinchingInvoluntary recoil response
- startlingCausing sudden surprise
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
trembling · quivering · jerking · spasms · tics · reflexes · shuddering · jolting · wincing · recoiling
- agitationagitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, unease
- nervous feelingsnervousness, anxiety, uneasiness, apprehension, tenseness
- restlessnessrestlessness, fidgeting, fidgets, agitation, nervousness
- stress reactionspanic, fear, fright, terror, horror
- anxiety signspanic, nervousness, worry, worrying, trembling
- stress responsefight-or-flight, adrenaline, cortisol, epinephrine, freeze response
jumpinesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
calm · tranquility · tranquillity · serenity · peace
jumpinesspoise
Graceful, unshakable calm
self-possession · composure · imperturbability · self-confidence · confidence
jumpinessstillness
Complete lack of motion
steadiness · relaxedness · laziness · lethargy · sluggishness
jump, jumpy, jumping, jumper, jumps, jumped, jump-start, jumpier, jumpiest