English Explanatory Dictionary

overwrought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of overwork
adj
  1. Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
  2. Elaborate; baroque; overdone.

Pronunciation

/əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-overwrought.wav

Word forms

overwrought more overwrought most overwrought

Etymology

Past participle of overwork; equivalent to over- + wrought.

Synonyms

distraught overwhelmed distressed agitated strung wrought-up ornate overdecorated

Antonyms

calm collected composed laid-back placid serene tranquil untroubled austere bare conservative denuded modest naked plain simple stark stripped uncovered restrained subdued toned-down unadorned

Derived words

overwroughtness

Translations

Bulgarian: развълнуван Bulgarian: възбуден Czech: podrážděný Czech: nervózní Dutch: geagiteerd Dutch: nerveus Esperanto: superfortita Finnish: kiihtynyt Finnish: hermostunut German: aufgeregt Italian: sovraeccitato Italian: alterato Portuguese: alterado Russian: перевозбуждённый Spanish: nerviosisimo Spanish: sobrexitado Spanish: rabioso
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