uptight

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ŭp-tīt', IPA(key): /ʌpˈtaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt === Adjective === uptight (comparative uptighter or more uptight, superlative uptightest or most uptight) (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense. (colloquial) Sexually repressed. (colloquial) Unfriendly or rude. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === uptight (plural uptights) (colloquial) An uptight person. === See also === anal-retentive petty bourgeois narrow-minded stuffy