overwrought

English

Etymology

Past participle of overwork; see wrought.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/

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• Homophone: overraught

Verb

overwrought

1. (archaic) simple past and past participle of overwork

Adjective

overwrought (comparative more overwrought, superlative most overwrought)

1. Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
2. Elaborate; baroque; overdone.

Synonyms

• (emotional): distraught, overwhelmed, distressed, agitated, strung, wrought-up
• (elaborate): ornate, overdecorated

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “emotional”): calm, collected, composed, laid-back, placid, serene, tranquil, untroubled
• (antonym(s) of “elaborate”): austere, bare, conservative, denuded, modest, naked, plain, simple, stark, stripped, uncovered, restrained, subdued, toned-down, unadorned

Derived terms

• overwroughtness

Translations

in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger

Bulgarian: развълнуван (bg) (razvǎlnuvan), възбуден (bg) (vǎzbuden) Czech: podrážděný, nervózní (cs) Dutch: geagiteerd (nl), nerveus (nl) Esperanto: superfortita (eo) Finnish: kiihtynyt (fi), hermostunut (fi) German: aufgeregt (de) Italian: sovraeccitato, alterato (it) Portuguese: alterado (pt) Russian: перевозбуждённый m (perevozbuždjónnyj) Spanish: nerviosisimo, sobrexitado, rabioso (es)

elaborate; overdone

Bulgarian: претрупан (bg) (pretrupan) Dutch: overdreven (nl), buitensporig (nl) German: überdreht (de) Italian: ricercato (it), elaborato (it)