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Antonyms for overstrung


Grammar : Adj
Spell : oh-ver-struhng
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈstrʌŋ



Definition of overstrung

  • As in overwrought : adj exhausted and excited
  • As in twitchy : adj edgy
  • As in edgy : adj nervous
Example sentences :
  • But it is all through every one being so overstrung, I suppose.
  • Extract from : « Hunting the Skipper » by George Manville Fenn
  • Now, Phyllis was tired with much hurried work, and overstrung.
  • Extract from : « The Rose Garden Husband » by Margaret Widdemer
  • And to Katherine, overstrung as she was, the words came as a rebuke.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
  • He knew this time that it was not the hallucination of overstrung nerves.
  • Extract from : « The Rest Hollow Mystery » by Rebecca N. Porter
  • Stunned by his overstrung emotions, he could only bow his head.
  • Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
  • Possibly his nerves were overstrung with what he had been going through.
  • Extract from : « Carette of Sark » by John Oxenham
  • What she saw would not have disturbed her if she had not been overstrung by long anxiety.
  • Extract from : « Robin » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Many old squares have broken plates; generally found near the overstrung bass, or within the first octave of the treble.
  • Extract from : « Piano Tuning » by J. Cree Fischer
  • His nerves were in such an overstrung condition that they only increased the disorder of his imagination.
  • Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • The whole world seemed a great musical instrument, overstrung and giving out previously unknown harmonies and inharmonies.
  • Extract from : « Robin » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Synonyms for overstrung

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