overwrought
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈrɔt/
:
alterado
- After the tough news, she felt utterly overwrought and couldn't stop crying.
- overwrought language
- seemed overwrought
And I can't really explain to them that they overwrought anxiety might be related to the rigidity of holding on to those principles.
- And I can't really explain to them that they overwrought anxiety might be related to the rigidity of holding on to those principles.
Examples
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We're all a little overwrought knowing Leary's out there someplace.
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I wouldn't get too overwrought with grief if I were you.
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You can see how overwrought I am.
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It's nothing to get so overwrought about.
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I say that because you seem overwrought about the results of our election.
Blog text (32) -
Yeah, but I'm overwrought, you know?
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As you say, she's overwrought, and we all say things we don't mean when we're angry.
Fiction book (1996) -
She'd never seen Naomi so overwrought, so brimful of emotion.
Fiction book (1995) -
More stories are ruined by the writer's stubborn attachment to his own overwrought prose than by almost anything else.
Fiction book (1999) -
One of the first productions shot in WarnerColor, Miracle featured grandiose crowd scenes and overwrought acting.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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7.2
Being very upset and worried so you cannot think clearly
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5.0
Showing too much feeling for the situation
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7.0
Someone who worries too much about small problems, often more than needed
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5.1
Feeling too much stress and unable to cope
Very upset because of sudden events or news
Feeling very nervous and tense because of worry
Antonyms
How Agitated
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overwrought is made of over- and wrought, where wrought is an old word meaning 'worked', as in 'wrought iron'. So overwrought is like 'too worked' — too excited or upset, which explains its modern meaning of being extremely nervous or agitated.