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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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   • overwrought adj., v. #excited overloaded adj. corny adj. #tired, trite stereotyped adj. #tired, trite

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   • 1. To cover (something) with writing. 2. To write about in an artificial or an excessively elaborate, wordy style. 3. Computers a. To destroy or lose (old data) by recording new data over it: accidentally overwrote an important document. b.

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   • 1. to depose, as from a position of power. 2. to put an end to by force: to overthrow tyranny. 3. to overturn; topple. 4. to throw past or over. n. 5. an act or instance of overthrowing or being overthrown. o`ver•throw′er, n.

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   What is an example of an overwrought style?

   • written in a florid, overwrought style. Archaic. wearied or exhausted by overwork. On Thursday, for example, the New York Times reported that there had been a surge in children being hospitalized with covid-19, precisely the sort of thing that an admittedly overwrought parent doesn’t want to hear.

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   extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality. Synonyms: frantic, distracted. elaborated to excess; excessively complex or ornate: written in a florid, overwrought style. Archaic. wearied or exhausted by overwork. overwrought. / ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt /.

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   High in drama and lacking any emotional restraint, overwrought is an adjective that means deeply, excessively agitated or nervous.

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   Overwrought means very worried and upset; excited in a nervous way. See the pronunciation, synonyms, word origin and usage notes of overwrought in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.