Overwrought ( adjective , verb )

(As an adjective)

Overwrought ( adjective )

Excessively agitated, nervous, or emotional; overly wrought or worked up.

Origin:

From over- + wrought.

Examples:

1. The mother was overwrought with worry for her missing child.
2. He was overwrought with anger and couldn't speak coherently.
3. The play was overwrought with melodrama and did not receive good reviews.
4. The artist's work was overwrought with emotion and difficult to understand.
5. She was overwrought with exhaustion after the long journey.

(As a verb)

Overwrought ( verb )

Excessively agitated, nervous, or emotional; overly wrought or worked up.

Origin:

From over- + wrought.

Examples:

1. The mother was overwrought with worry for her missing child.
2. He was overwrought with anger and couldn't speak coherently.
3. The play was overwrought with melodrama and did not receive good reviews.
4. The artist's work was overwrought with emotion and difficult to understand.
5. She was overwrought with exhaustion after the long journey.