nervous disorder

Anxiety-related medical condition

A nervous disorder is a condition affecting the nervous system—the brain, spinal cord, or nerves.

The term covers a wide range of ailments from epilepsy to multiple sclerosis to anxiety disorders.

In older or casual usage, nervous disorder often specifically meant a mental or emotional condition: She suffered from a nervous disorder and rarely left the house.

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Categories
Opposites
mental/neurological health status

nervous disordermental health

Emotional and cognitive well-being

neurological health · sound mind · mental well-being · sanity · psychological well-being

type of medical condition

nervous disorderphysical injury

Bodily harm or damage

bodily injury · broken bone · trauma · wound · cardiovascular disease

Family

nervous, nerve, nerves, nervy, nervousness, nervously, unnerved, unnerving, neuron

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Rated PG