uptight

Meaning

Adj

1. (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
2. Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.
3. (colloquial) Sexually repressed.
4. (colloquial) Unfriendly or rude.

Noun

An uptight person.

Synonyms

tense

nervous

high-strung

taut

edgy

jittery

jumpy

nervy

overstrung

embittered

restive

highly strung

tight-hearted

intensive

stingy

strained

stuck

tight

upset

worried

😟

alarmed

Translations

tutucu

nervös

verklemmt

tendu

coincé

nervoso

tenso

tenso

biçimci

hırslı

sinirli

😠

telâşlı

suspens

teso

tutaraklı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌpˈtaɪt/