overwrought

Past participle of overwork; see wrought.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/

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• Homophone: overraught

overwrought

1. (archaic) simple past and past participle of overwork

overwrought (comparative more overwrought, superlative most overwrought)

1. Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
2. Elaborate; baroque; overdone.

• (emotional): distraught, overwhelmed, distressed, agitated, strung, wrought-up
• (elaborate): ornate, overdecorated

• (antonym(s) of “emotional”): calm, collected, composed, laid-back, placid, serene, tranquil, untroubled
• (antonym(s) of “elaborate”): austere, bare, conservative, denuded, modest, naked, plain, simple, stark, stripped, uncovered, restrained, subdued, toned-down, unadorned

• overwroughtness