Nervenkostüm

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German

Etymology

Nerv +‎ -en- +‎ Kostüm

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛʁfn̩kɔsˌtyːm/
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Noun

Nervenkostüm n (strong, genitive Nervenkostümes or Nervenkostüms, plural Nervenkostüme)

  1. (colloquial) nerves (one's emotional state, especially when seen as fragile)
    • 1986 June 5, Dr. Norbert Lammert (CDU), “Haltung der Bundesregierung zum Störfall im Hochtemperaturreaktor in Hamm-Uentrop”, in parliamentary debates (Deutscher Bundestag)‎, Bonn, page 16865, column A:
      Nach den Ereignissen in Tschernobyl ist das Nervenkostüm der Öffentlichkeit gewiß dünner und der Bedarf nach Aufklärung und nach Wahrheit größer geworden.
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    • 2004, “Selbstportrait mit Kater”, in Perpetuum Mobile, performed by Einstürzende Neubauten:
      Ich bin gehüllt in ein höchst fragiles Nervenkostüm / In ein höchst fragiles, noch dazu transparentes Nervenkostüm
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