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overwrought nervous
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overwrought — [adj] exhausted and excited affected, agitated, all shook up*, beside oneself*, crazy, distracted, emotional, excitable, fired up*, flipped out*, frantic, freaked out*, high*, hot and bothered*, hot under collar*, hyper*, in a state*, keyed up*,… … New thesaurus
overwrought — ► ADJECTIVE 1) in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety. 2) (of a piece of writing or a work of art) too elaborate or complicated. ORIGIN archaic past participle of OVERWORK(Cf. ↑overwork) … English terms dictionary
overwrought — [ō΄vər rôt′] adj. 1. Archaic overworked; fatigued 2. very nervous or excited 3. with the surface adorned 4. too elaborate; ornate … English World dictionary
nervous — [adj] anxious, fearful afraid, agitated, annoyed, apprehensive, basket case*, bothered, concerned, distressed, disturbed, edgy, excitable, fidgety, fitful, flustered, fussy*, hesitant, high strung*, hysterical, irritable, jittery*, jumpy*, nervy* … New thesaurus
overwrought — adjective 1) she was too overwrought to listen Syn: tense, agitated, nervous, on edge, edgy, keyed up, worked up, high strung, neurotic, overexcited, beside oneself, distracted, distraught, frantic, hysterical; informal in a state, in a tizzy … Thesaurus of popular words
nervous — adjective 1) a nervous woman Syn: high strung, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic; timid, mousy, shy, fearful Ant: relaxed, calm … Thesaurus of popular words
overwrought — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elaborate, pretentious, ornate; overworked, tired; distraught, hysterical, nervous, frenetic, high strung. See ornament, excitement. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Weary from exhaustion] Syn. affected,… … English dictionary for students
nervous — adjective 1) a nervous woman Syn: highly strung, anxious, edgy, nervy, tense, excitable, jumpy, neurotic 2) he was so nervous he couldn t eat Syn: anxious, worried, apprehensive … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
overwrought — o|ver|wrought [ˌəuvəˈro:t US ˌouvəˈro:t] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Old past participle of overwork] very upset, nervous, and worried ▪ Clara was tired and overwrought after all the problems of the last few days … Dictionary of contemporary English
overwrought — adjective very upset, nervous, and worried: Clara was tired and overwrought after the upheavals of the last few days … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overwrought — Synonyms and related words: Gongoresque, Johnsonian, affected, aggrandized, amplified, arabesque, ballyhooed, baroque, bedizened, big sounding, busy, chichi, convoluted, declamatory, disproportionate, distracted, edgy, elaborate, elegant,… … Moby Thesaurus
