Nervous and Shocked

Nervous

Nervous adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.

Shocked and nervous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shocked" instead an adjective "Nervous".

Nearby Words: nerve, nervy, nervously

Shocked

Shocked adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: the hikers were so shocked at the sight of a bear that they didn't dare move

Nervous and shocked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nervous" instead an adjective "Shocked".

Nearby Words: shock, shocking, shockingly, shocker

Both words in one sentence

  • Bigger Is Better in Bed She was a virgin and extremely nervous (so was Shirou, for that matter); Saber and Sakura are admiring, but not shocked.
  • Person of Mass Destruction Needless to say, enemy and ally alike were impressed, shocked, and a little nervous.
  • India, despite being flattened by Ruby in a single attack, is still shocked when Pyrrha points out he's only alive because Ruby had no intention of killing him, and that she herself is a little nervous about facing her.
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