nerve vs uncertainty

nerve

noun
  • mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions. 

  • A neuron. 

  • The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing. 

  • A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood. 

  • Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude. 

  • A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. 

  • Courage; boldness; audacity; gall. 

  • One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche; 

verb
  • May their example nerve us to face the enemy. 

  • To give strength; to supply energy or vigour. 

  • To give courage. 

uncertainty

noun
  • Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. 

  • A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values. 

  • Something uncertain or ambiguous. 

How often have the words nerve and uncertainty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )