overwrought
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- deeply agitated especially from emotion
Verb
- simple past and past participle of overwork
Adj
- Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
- Elaborate; baroque; overdone.
Origin / Etymology
Past participle of overwork; see wrought.
Synonyms
agitated, distraught, distressed, ornate, overdecorated, overwhelmed, strung, wrought-up
Antonyms
austere, bare, calm, collected, composed, conservative, denuded, laid-back, modest, naked, placid, plain, restrained, serene, simple, stark, stripped, subdued, toned-down, tranquil, unadorned, uncovered, untroubled
Scrabble Score: 21
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