uptight

Definition

  • adjective: nervous or worried and tending to become upset about something that does not make other people upset
  • adjective: being tense, nervous, or uneasy
  • synonyms: accordant, anal, bourgeois

Examples

  • If our flight is delayed, there's nothing we can do. There's no reason to get so 'uptight' about it.

  • I don't know why people are so 'uptight' about sex.

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