overwrought

English

Etymology

Past participle of overwork; see wrought.

Pronunciation

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

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
• (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
• Dutch: geagiteerd (nl), nerveus (nl)
• 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)