overwrought

over·wrought

adj \-ˈrȯt\

Definition of OVERWROUGHT

1

: extremely excited : agitated

2

: elaborated to excess : overdone

Examples of OVERWROUGHT

1. The witness became overwrought as she described the crime.
2. <became overwrought when she heard that her child was missing>

Origin of OVERWROUGHT

past participle of overwork

First Known Use: 1638

Related to OVERWROUGHT

Synonyms: agitated, excited, frenzied, heated, hectic, hyperactive, overactive, feverish

Antonyms: austere, plain, severe, stark, unadorned

Related Words: hyperexcited, overexcited; afire, aflutter, aquiver, atingle; anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, high-strung, hyped-up, hyper, jittery, jumpy, nervy, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, wired

Near Antonyms: calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried

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Rhymes with OVERWROUGHT

aeronaut, aforethought, afterthought, aquanaut, argonaut, astronaut, cosmonaut, juggernaut, overbought, second thought