overwrought

adj.情绪激动且不高兴的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
overwrought (adjective)
1.
extremely excited - agitated
2.
elaborated to excess - overdone
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
overwrought (adjective)
1.
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
SYNONYMS:
agitated, excited, frenzied, heated, hectic, hyperactive, overactive, overwrought
RELATED WORDS:
hyperexcited, overexcited; afire, aflutter, aquiver, atingle; anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, high-strung, hyped-up, hyper, jittery, jumpy, nervy, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, wired
NEAR ANTONYMS:
calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried
overwrought (adjective)
2.
elaborately and often excessively decorated
SYNONYMS:
bedizened, florid, fussy, gingerbread, gingerbreaded, gingerbready, overdecorated, overwrought
RELATED WORDS:
arabesque, baroque, rococo; extravagant, flamboyant, spectacular, splashy; bedaubed, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, ostentatious, pretentious, showy, swank ( swanky), tawdry; elaborate, extreme; adorned, arrayed, beautified, bedecked, decked, decorated, dressed, embellished, enriched, garnished, ornamented, trimmed; flowery, frilly, lacy; enhanced, heightened, intensified; bejeweled ( bejewelled), bossed, chased, emblazoned, embossed, embroidered, flounced, fringed, garlanded, gilded ( gilt), laced, sequined ( sequinned), wreathed
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bare, denuded, exposed, naked, stripped, uncovered; modest, simple, unassuming, unpretentious; conservative, muted, quiet, restrained, subdued, tasteful, toned-down, understated, unobtrusive
austere, plain, severe, stark, unadorned
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