overwrought

adjective
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈrɔːt/
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  1. very worried and upset; excited in a nervous way过度紧张的;过分忧烦的;紧张激动的 synonym distraught
    • She was still a little overwrought.她还是有些过于紧张。
    • The child is usually too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason.这孩子通常太受感情左右, 而不顾理智。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: archaic past participle of overwork.