restiveness

Definitions of restiveness
  1. noun
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
    synonyms: jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness
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    type of:
    anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  2. noun
    characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
    synonyms: skittishness
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    type of:
    nervousness
    a sensitive or highly strung temperament
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