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o·ver·wrought
 overwrought
- pronunciation:
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rawt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
disturbed by excessive worry or agitation.
Hearing about the accident had made him overwrought, and his friend urged him to calm down and go to bed.- synonyms:
- agitated, frantic, frenzied
- similar words:
- excited, flustered, high-strung, hysterical, nervous, perturbed, ruffled
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| definition 2: |
excessively decorated.
- synonyms:
- baroque, busy, flamboyant, fussy, gaudy, ornate, rococo
- similar words:
- chichi, elaborate, fancy, flashy, florid, luxuriant, showy
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| related words: |
frantic, melodramatic, ornate, theatrical, upset |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| definition: |
a past tense and past participle of overwork.
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