heebie-jeebies

• Nom pluriel désignant un sentiment de nervosité extrême, d'anxiété ou d'appréhension, souvent accompagné de frissons ou de chair de poule.

A plural noun referring to a feeling of extreme nervousness, anxiety, or unease.

indénombrable

1. Extreme nervousness or uneaseB2informalamerican

   A feeling of intense anxiety, fear, or discomfort, often without a clear cause.

   Frousse, trac, angoisse

   • Walking through the old cemetery gave me the heebie-jeebies.
   • The strange noise in the attic gave everyone the heebie-jeebies.
   • He gets the heebie-jeebies just thinking about public speaking.

   Synonymesanxietyapprehensiondreadnervousnessuneasiness