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overstrung

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o·ver·strung  (vr-strng)
adj.
1. Too sensitive, nervous, or tense.
2. Too tightly strung: an overstrung archery bow.
overstrung
Adjective
too highly strung; tense
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Adj.1.overstrungoverstrung - being in a tense state
edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jumpy, nervy, restive, uptight, jittery
tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2.overstrung - too tightly strung; "an overstrung archery bow"
tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"
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The sight that met the poor woman's eyes was too much for the already overstrung nerves.
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There was so strange a turmoil within my own head, and such a jangling of my overstrung nerves, that the indifference of those people was amazing.
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My overstrung nerves failed me suddenly, and I turned and ran--ran as though some dreadful hand were behind me clutching at the skirt of my dress.
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