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uptight

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adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, uptight means excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. As a noun, it means an uptight person.

Meanings of uptight

6 meanings

adjective

  1. colloquialExcessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.

    “Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.”

  2. Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.

  3. colloquialSexually repressed.

    “He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!”

  4. colloquialUnfriendly and rude.

  5. Being in a tense state

    Similar: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy

noun

  1. colloquialAn uptight person.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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adjective: being in a tense state
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