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   O·ver·wrought

   /ˌōvə(r)ˈrôt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety: "she was too overwrought to listen to reason" Similar tenseagitatednervouson edgeedgykeyed upworked uphighly strungneuroticoverexcitedbeside oneselfdistracteddistraughtunder a strainfranticfrenziedhystericalpanickyrestlessjitteryfidgetyjumpynervyinformal:in a statein a tizzyuptighttwitchywound upwiredhet upthrowing a wobblystrung upstressyswivel-eyedOpposite calmcoollaid-back
   • 2. (of a piece of writing or a work of art) too elaborate or complicated in design or construction: "a pseudo-Gothic church far too overwrought for such a small town" Similar excessively ornateoverornateoverelaborateover-embellishedoverblownoverripeexaggeratedoverdonefloridbusyfussycontrivedoverworkedstrainedlaboredbaroquerococoOpposite plainunderstated

   Word Origin late Middle English: archaic past participle of overwork.

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