an overwrought state

См. также в других словарях:

• overwrought — [adj] exhausted and excited affected, agitated, all shook up*, beside oneself*, crazy, distracted, emotional, excitable, fired up*, flipped out*, frantic, freaked out*, high*, hot and bothered*, hot under collar*, hyper*, in a state*, keyed up*,… …   New thesaurus

• overwrought — ► ADJECTIVE 1) in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety. 2) (of a piece of writing or a work of art) too elaborate or complicated. ORIGIN archaic past participle of OVERWORK(Cf. ↑overwork) …   English terms dictionary

• overwrought — adjective 1) she was too overwrought to listen Syn: tense, agitated, nervous, on edge, edgy, keyed up, worked up, high strung, neurotic, overexcited, beside oneself, distracted, distraught, frantic, hysterical; informal in a state, in a tizzy …   Thesaurus of popular words

• overwrought — adjective a) in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger; Extremely tense, anxious, or upset; filled with emotion, emotional; uneasy b) elaborate; overdone Syn: distraught, overwhelmed, distressed, agitated, ornate, overdecorated… …   Wiktionary

• overwrought — adjective 1》 in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety. 2》 (of a piece of writing or a work of art) too elaborate or complicated in design or construction. Origin ME: archaic past participle of overwork …   English new terms dictionary

• overwrought — adj 1. all worked up, all wrought up, beside oneself, not oneself, in a state, in a dither, in a titter, atwitter, Inf. in a tizzy; overexcited, overly excited, all wound up, all keyed up, Sl. choked up; aroused, all stirred up, all whipped up,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• impassioned — impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean actuated by or showing intense feeling. Impassioned, though applicable to persons, is more often found in reference to utterance or artistic expression or to the mood or mental… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• swelter — I. verb (sweltered; sweltering) Etymology: Middle English sweltren, frequentative of swelten to die, be overcome by heat, from Old English sweltan to die; akin to Gothic swiltan to die Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to suffer, sweat, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lather — I. noun Etymology: Middle English *lather, from Old English lēathor; akin to Latin lavere to wash more at lye Date: before 12th century 1. a. a foam or froth formed when a detergent (as soap) is agitated in water b. foam or froth from profuse… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Criticism of the Israeli government — State of Israel …   Wikipedia

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium