overwrought
adjective
[ əʊvəˈrɔːt ]
• in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety.
• "she was too overwrought to listen to reason"
Similar:
tense,
agitated,
nervous,
on edge,
edgy,
keyed up,
worked up,
highly strung,
neurotic,
overexcited,
beside oneself,
distracted,
distraught,
under a strain,
frantic,
frenzied,
hysterical,
panicky,
restless,
jittery,
fidgety,
jumpy,
nervy,
in a state,
in a tizzy,
uptight,
twitchy,
wound up,
wired,
het up,
throwing a wobbly,
strung up,
stressy,
swivel-eyed,
• (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 ornate,
over-ornate,
over-elaborate,
over-embellished,
overblown,
overripe,
exaggerated,
overdone,
florid,
busy,
fussy,
contrived,
overworked,
strained,
laboured,
baroque,
rococo,
Origin:
late Middle English: archaic past participle of overwork.
