What is another word for Nail Biting?
Pronunciation:
[ nˈe͡ɪl bˈa͡ɪtɪŋ], [ nˈeɪl bˈaɪtɪŋ], [ n_ˈeɪ_l b_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for Nail Biting:
Synonyms for Nail biting:
adv.
• on edge (adverb)n.
• anxiety (noun)- disquiet,
- distress,
- pins and needles,
- panic,
- drag,
- mistrust,
- misgiving,
- nervousness,
- foreboding,
- doubt,
- restlessness,
- unease,
- watchfulness,
- care,
- uncertainty,
- flap,
- uneasiness,
- Butterflies,
- suspense,
- sweat,
- willies,
- heebie-jeebies,
- trouble,
- solicitude,
- fidgets,
- concern,
- cold sweat,
- fretfulness,
- misery,
- shivers,
- all-overs,
- downer,
- shakes,
- angst,
- worriment,
- jumps,
- botheration,
- Needles,
- ants in pants,
- nail-biting,
- disquietude,
- goose bumps,
- dread,
- suffering,
- creeps,
- fuss,
- jitters,
- apprehension.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words:- depressant,
- dredge,
- solemn,
- fluttering,
- pregnant,
- dreaded,
- solicitousness,
- uncertainness,
- terrible,
- puff,
- deal,
- elbow grease,
- unsatisfied,
- business concern,
- hustle,
- get behind,
- maintenance,
- dying,
- suspensive,
- restless,
- formidable,
- hard,
- terror,
- inscribe,
- cliff-hanging,
- give care,
- discernment,
- perturb,
- breed,
- restive,
- pain in the ass,
- fermentation,
- melodic line,
- pitiful,
- flaps,
- trail,
- fussiness,
- wakefulness,
- direful,
- deplorable,
- scuff,
- grave accent,
- lamentable,
- sad,
- restiveness,
- queasy,
- stew,
- nisus,
- reach,
- ado,
- mother,
- nervous strain,
- sculpture,
- vexation,
- fidget,
- straiten,
- enmity,
- insistence,
- agitative,
- tizzy,
- wave,
- flurry,
- wretchedness,
- striving,
- catch,
- heavy,
- good,
- cark,
- precariousness,
- effort,
- presentiment,
- filter out,
- cart,
- sift,
- embroil,
- tutelage,
- boding,
- portentous,
- disturb,
- creepy-crawly,
- pain in the neck,
- fearful,
- irritation,
- hang back,
- air,
- nerve-racking,
- awkward,
- miserable,
- extend,
- sedative drug,
- inquietude,
- dither,
- hairy,
- redoubtable,
- life-threatening,
- unnerving,
- hurt,
- manage,
- knockout,
- disquieting,
- bedevilment,
- incommode,
- drop behind,
- filtrate,
- agitating,
- air pressure,
- jumpiness,
- hassle,
- pumped,
- impatience,
- tomb,
- line,
- excruciation,
- exertion,
- bumpy,
- lather,
- queasiness,
- deform,
- blackjack,
- ill at ease,
- pumped-up,
- tangle,
- annoyance,
- tempestuousness,
- sudor,
- highly strung,
- roll,
- squabble,
- engrave,
- pressure sensation,
- jitteriness,
- scare,
- doubtfulness,
- melodic phrase,
- bickering,
- atmospheric pressure,
- drag in,
- ungratified,
- sedative,
- pressure level,
- unplayful,
- overprotect,
- ail,
- force,
- bother,
- dangerous,
- rough,
- perspire,
- aggression,
- bustle,
- overstrung,
- pother,
- headache,
- pain,
- upset,
- taking into custody,
- affright,
- distrust,
- nerve-wracking,
- hirsute,
- pertain,
- tending,
- fidgetiness,
- disturbing,
- fret,
- insistency,
- alertness,
- pull,
- uptight,
- wicked,
- disoblige,
- dubiousness,
- form,
- handle,
- pains,
- choler,
- peevishness,
- irritability,
- provoking,
- press,
- horrific,
- stern,
- distraint,
- bicker,
- flapping,
- drag on,
- stark,
- worrisome,
- beat,
- come to,
- malaise,
- spooky,
- guardianship,
- touch on,
- soreness,
- travail,
- sudate,
- badgering,
- sieve,
- turmoil,
- occupy,
- itchy,
- tune,
- pressing,
- scratch,
- spartan,
- flutter,
- drag out,
- savvy,
- infliction,
- straining,
- inconvenience oneself,
- suspect,
- fretful,
- pinch,
- crossness,
- have to do with,
- troubling,
- trouble oneself,
- uncomfortableness,
- torment,
- unhinge,
- awful,
- draw,
- raring,
- troublesomeness,
- incertitude,
- business,
- puree,
- antagonism,
- hale,
- woe,
- dreadful,
- aflutter,
- sweep up,
- distrustfulness,
- arrest,
- perspiration,
- upkeep,
- neural,
- interest,
- weather eye,
- haul,
- distressful,
- question,
- like,
- weighty,
- nervous,
- disorder,
- anxious,
- strive,
- stress,
- sweep,
- aid,
- undulate,
- tense up,
- hullabaloo,
- upheaval,
- tiff,
- qualm,
- suspicion,
- song,
- filter,
- jolty,
- wish,
- relate,
- wretched,
- scruple,
- niggle,
- inconvenience,
- tenor,
- unreassuring,
- stir,
- austere,
- trying,
- put out,
- swither,
- unquiet,
- excitement,
- horrendous,
- uneasy,
- melody,
- pumped up,
- distort,
- frightening,
- nervy,
- bear on,
- jolting,
- precaution,
- touch,
- attention,
- force per unit area,
- antsy,
- creepy,
- rocky,
- squeeze,
- unsettling,
- refer,
- mental strain,
- fraught,
- imperativeness,
- unrest,
- coerce,
- discommode,
- separate out,
- understanding,
- try,
- distract,
- variant,
- var.,
- sorry,
- distressing,
- vigilance,
- grievous,
- difficulty,
- fear,
- ferment,
- business organization,
- dubiety,
- spat,
- drop back,
- charge,
- suspenseful,
- problem,
- petulance,
- sober,
- sedate,
- forethought,
- self-consciousness,
- fearsome,
- premonition,
- ill will,
- caution,
- agony,
- apprehensiveness,
- dire,
- perturbing,
- collar,
- vex,
- blackmail,
- flighty,
- tense,
- sculpt,
- stock,
- retarding force,
- fateful.
How to use "Nail biting" in context?
Nail Biting disorder is a psychological disorder characterized by a compulsive and continuous biting of the nails. The disorder is most often caused by strong stress, anxiety, or OCD. Other causes may include physical impulses, such as boredom or stress.
Symptoms of nail biting may include: excessive nail biting, chewing on nails, picking at nails, or biting off nails. People with the disorder may feel a need to bite their nails even when there is no provocation, or may bite their nails until they bleed. People with nail biting disorder may also experience urinary problems, such as difficulty going to the bathroom, or strong urges to bite the nails.
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