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overwrought
[ oh-ver-rawt, oh-ver- ]
adjective
- extremely or excessively excited or agitated:
to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
Synonyms: frantic, distracted
- elaborated to excess; excessively complex or ornate:
written in a florid, overwrought style.
- Archaic. wearied or exhausted by overwork.
overwrought
/ ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt /
adjective
- full of nervous tension; agitated
- too elaborate; fussy
an overwrought style
- often postpositiveand foll bywith with the surface decorated or adorned
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overwrought1
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Example Sentences
That was the last time the band allowed tepid performances and overwrought production overwhelm an otherwise solid set of songs.
Cuse: At first, I was a little apprehensive about jumping into a genre that seemed really overdone and overwrought.
Her own records are exceptionally thoughtful, but in the context of pop radio, they can sometimes seem overwrought.
By now I'm so overwrought with chi's and fu's and kong's and kung's that my eyes have about crossed.
Finally, there was the Donald—who was vastly less overwrought than LaPierre but also vastly less coherent.
The effect was that of a bird of Paradise bringing balm to our overwrought nerves.
After his music lesson, or after having improvised for any length of time, he was invariably overwrought and excited.
He shrewdly suspected that the infinite peace of the landscape would prove the best tonic for her overwrought mind.
Was it not merely some illusion of my overwrought and distracted spirit?
The child was overwrought, and a sudden dread seized hold of her.
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