Antonyms for overwrought


Grammar : Adj
Spell : oh-ver-rawt, oh-ver-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈrɔt, ˌoʊ vər-


Definition of overwrought

Origin :
  • "worked up to too high a pitch," 1825, literally "over-worked," from over- + wrought. Earlier it meant "exhausted by work" (1660s) as a literal past participle of overwork.
  • adj exhausted and excited
Example sentences :
  • He remembered that she was overwrought, and made no answer to her complaint.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • So overwrought was she that she even thought of seeking the aid old Joe had proffered.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • But that was just a first impression springing from overwrought nerves.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • I am nervous and overwrought, but I will regain my self-control.
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • He can not easily believe it to be simply a chimera of an overwrought brain.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • To our overwrought imaginations this sounded a little ominous.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • Was it not merely some illusion of my overwrought and distracted spirit?
  • Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • Freddie noted this evidence of an overwrought soul with concern.
  • Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
  • As to Frederik Grimm:—Frederik, we know, was nervous and overwrought.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Peter Grimm » by David Belasco
  • As a man of science, I attribute the whole thing to an overwrought imagination.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

Synonyms for overwrought

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