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overwrought

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o·ver·wrought  (vr-rôt)
adj.
1. Excessively nervous or excited; agitated.
2. Extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone: overwrought prose style.

overwrought [ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt]
adj
1. full of nervous tension; agitated
2. too elaborate; fussy an overwrought style
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (often postpositive and foll by with) with the surface decorated or adorned
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.overwrought - deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"
agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"

overwrought
adjective
1. distraught, upset, excited, desperate, wired (slang), anxious, distressed, tense, distracted, frantic, in a state, hysterical, wound up (informal), worked up (informal), agitated, uptight (informal), on edge, strung out (informal), out of your mind, keyed up, overexcited, in a tizzy (informal), at the end of your tether, wrought-up, beside yourself, in a twitter (informal) When I'm feeling overwrought, I try to take some time out to relax.
distraught controlled, cool, collected, calm, self-contained, unmoved, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), impassive, emotionless
2. overelaborate, contrived, overdone, flamboyant, baroque, high-flown, ornate, fussy, flowery, busy, rococo, florid, grandiloquent, euphuistic, overembellished, overornate He writes pretentious, overwrought poetry.
Translations
overwrought [ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt] ADJ to be overwroughtestar crispado
overwrought [ˌəʊvərˈrɔːt] adjà cran, à bout
overwrought
adj
personüberreizt
(= too elaborate) styleüberfeinert, verkünstelt
overwrought [ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt] adjestremamente agitato/a
overwrought [ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt] adjestremamente agitato/a


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This he continued during the whole day with the same result--humiliating disappointment, which overwrought his nerves and made his head ache.
Bravely had she faced the dangers of the mutiny; with heroic fortitude she had looked into the terrible future; but now that the horror of absolute solitude was upon them, her overwrought nerves gave way, and the reaction came.
Her lover must have guessed her overwrought state, and invented some excuse for her non-appearance, for no inquiries were made or calls given.
 
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