uptight

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Synonyms: upright, uplight, up-tight, up tight

Antonyms: upright, uplight, up-tight, up tight

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|colloquial}} Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
2. Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.
3. {{lb|en|colloquial}} Sexually repressed.
4. {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[unfriendly |Unfriendly]] or [[rude]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|colloquial}} An uptight person.

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