Collocations for nervousness - noun
ADJ.
considerable, extreme, great
With great nervousness she followed him.
With great nervousness she followed him.
increasing | slight | initial
VERB + NERVOUSNESS
feel | betray, show (signs of)
She managed to speak without betraying her nervousness.
She managed to speak without betraying her nervousness.
cover, hide
She laughed to hide her nervousness.
She laughed to hide her nervousness.
overcome | sense
I could sense his nervousness.
I could sense his nervousness.
PREP.
from ~
I was babbling from nervousness.
I was babbling from nervousness.
out of ~
He found himself chattering away out of nervousness.
He found himself chattering away out of nervousness.
~ about
her nervousness about working with children
her nervousness about working with children
~ at
He felt some nervousness at the prospect of meeting her.
He felt some nervousness at the prospect of meeting her.
PHRASES
a sign of nervousness
Adjusting your tie is often a sign of nervousness.
Adjusting your tie is often a sign of nervousness.