uptight

• Se dit d'une personne tendue, anxieuse, rigide ou excessivement stricte concernant les règles et le comportement.

Used in American English to describe someone who is nervous, anxious, or overly strict about rules and behavior.

1. Tense or anxiousB2informal

   Being in a state of nervous tension, anxiety, or stress.

   Tendu, anxieux

   • He gets uptight before every exam.
   • She was feeling uptight about the job interview.
   • Don't be so uptight; relax and enjoy the party.

   Synonymesanxiousedgyjitterynervousstressedtenseworried

   Antonymescalmeasygoinglaid-backrelaxedunconcerned

2. Strict or rigidB2informal

   Having strict or conventional attitudes, especially about social rules or behavior.

   strict, rigide

   • My parents are very uptight about curfews.
   • He's too uptight to enjoy a spontaneous trip.
   • She has an uptight approach to budgeting every penny.

   Synonymesbuttoned-upconservativeconventionalinflexiblepriggishprimproperpuritanicalrigidstrait-lacedstrictunbending

   Antonymeseasygoingflexibleinformallaid-backlenientpermissiverelaxedtolerant