Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index U uptight: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: up•tight Pronunciation: (up'tīt'), [key] — adj. Slang. tense, nervous, or jittery. annoyed or angry. stiffly conventional in manner or attitudes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: uptight (Thesaurus) uptick uptilt TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Biographies: Notable Jewish Religious Leaders Current Events This Week: September 2023 Hispanic Population and the 2010 U.S. Census Preamble of the United Nations Charter The Jewish Calendar ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: bildungsroman Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language