Uptight Definition

ŭptīt
adjective
Very tense, nervous, anxious, etc.
Webster's New World
Overly conventional or strict.
Webster's New World
The definition of uptight is someone who is very nervous, overly-controlled or who can't relax.
A person at a party who is constantly looking around for signs of trouble, worrying about everything instead of enjoying himself, is an example of someone who would be described as uptight.
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(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order.
Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.
Wiktionary
(colloquial) Sexually repressed.
He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!
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noun
(colloquial) An uptight person.
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Other Word Forms of Uptight

Noun

Singular:
uptight
Plural:
uptights

Uptight Sentence Examples

  • By wearing a shirt that seeks to amuse, the wearer lets others know that he's not uptight or unapproachable.

  • He 's very cautious - in fact, you might say he was a little too uptight for his own good.

  • Are their husbands and their nasty ways the reason why they 're so uptight about how they look?

  • Chances are it's not an individual stressor making you feel uptight, it's the accumulation of them.

  • Its a readable book but it 's author gets a little uptight on rules and electronic media.

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