nervous strain

English Thesaurus

1. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress (noun.state)

hypernym	:	nerves, nervousness,
definition	:	an uneasy psychological state (noun.state)

hyponym	:	stress, tenseness, tension,
definition	:	(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)

domain category	:	psychological science, psychology,
definition	:	the science of mental life (noun.cognition)