Edginess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛdʒinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒdəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒdəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛdʒinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disquietude uneasiness inquietude

Word Forms

edgy	adjective	being in a tense state
uneasy	adjective	lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nervosität

Angstgefühle, die Sie angespannt und gereizt machen

🇫🇷French

nervosité

des sentiments d'anxiété qui vous rendent tendu et irritable

🇪🇸Spanish

nerviosismo

Sentimientos de ansiedad que te ponen tenso e irritable.

🇮🇹Italian

nervosismo

sentimenti di ansia che ti rendono teso e irritabile

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpte

gevoelens van angst die u gespannen en prikkelbaar maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

nervosismo

sentimentos de ansiedade que deixam você tenso e irritado

🇷🇺Russian

резкость

чувство тревоги, которое делает вас напряженным и раздражительным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीक्ष्णता

चिंता की भावनाएँ जो आपको तनावग्रस्त और चिड़चिड़ा बनाती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

তীক্ষ্ণতা

উদ্বেগের অনুভূতি যা আপনাকে উত্তেজনাপূর্ণ এবং খিটখিটে করে তোলে

🇮🇳Tamil

சுறுசுறுப்பு

பதட்டமான மற்றும் எரிச்சலூட்டும் பதட்ட உணர்வுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చురుకుదనం

ఆందోళన యొక్క భావాలు మిమ్మల్ని ఉద్రిక్తంగా మరియు చిరాకుగా చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

कडकपणा

चिंतेच्या भावना ज्यामुळे तुम्हाला तणाव आणि चिडचिड होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધાર

ચિંતાની લાગણીઓ જે તમને તંગ અને ચીડિયા બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರಿತ

ಆತಂಕದ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಉದ್ವಿಗ್ನಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുറുചുറുക്ക്

നിങ്ങളെ പിരിമുറുക്കവും പ്രകോപിതരുമാക്കുന്ന ഉത്കണ്ഠയുടെ വികാരങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

ਚਿੰਤਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਤਣਾਅ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنارہ پن

اضطراب کے احساسات جو آپ کو تناؤ اور چڑچڑا بناتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

急躁

焦虑感让你紧张易怒

🇯🇵Japanese

エッジの効いた

緊張してイライラする不安感

🇰🇷Korean

날카로움

당신을 긴장시키고 짜증나게 만드는 불안감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cáu kỉnh

cảm giác lo lắng khiến bạn căng thẳng và cáu kỉnh

🇹🇭Thai

คม

ความรู้สึกวิตกกังวลที่ทำให้คุณเครียดและหงุดหงิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegelisahan

perasaan cemas yang membuat Anda tegang dan mudah tersinggung

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

damdamin ng pagkabalisa na nagpapa-tense at nakakairita

🇲🇾Malay

kegelisahan

perasaan cemas yang membuatkan anda tegang dan mudah marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حدة

مشاعر القلق التي تجعلك متوتراً وسريع الانفعال

🇮🇷Persian

تندی

احساس اضطراب که شما را متشنج و تحریک پذیر می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sinirlilik

Sizi gergin ve sinirli yapan kaygı duyguları

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבנות

תחושות חרדה שגורמות אותך למתח ועצבני

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