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Meaning of uptight

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

uptight

Pronunciation:/ʌpˈtaɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. An uptight person.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.

    Example: Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.

  2. Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.

  3. Sexually repressed.

    Example: He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!

  4. Unfriendly and rude.