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Definition of Overwrought
1. Adjective. Deeply agitated especially from emotion. "Distraught with grief"
Definition of Overwrought
1. p. p. & a. Wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.
Definition of Overwrought
1. Adjective. in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger; Extremely tense, anxious, or upset; filled with emotion, emotional; uneasy ¹
2. Adjective. elaborate; overdone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overwrought
1. overwork [v] - See also: overwork
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwrought
Literary usage of Overwrought
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste (1855)
"We did not allow ourselves to be in the least influenced by overwrought descriptions
on one hand, ..."
2. The American Indian (Uh-nish-in-na-ba) by Elijah Middlebrook Haines (1888)
"... Description by Caleb Atwater—His Experience— Indian Eloquence in Council—No
Violent Gesticulations—No overwrought Enthusiasm—The Voice is Loud, Clear, ..."
3. The Life and Times of William IV.: Including a View of Social Life and by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald (1884)
"His mind, overwrought by grief, had given way under the strain, and this most
amiable and affectionate of men had destroyed himself. ..."
4. "And So They Were Married": A Comedy of the New Woman by Jesse Lynch Williams (1914)
"Now, we're all a bit overwrought. [Soothes HELEN, pats her hand, puts arm about
her, gradually leads her back.] I still believe in you, Helen, ..."
5. The Complete Works by John Ruskin (1894)
"These anxieties overwrought and criminal. us alone to perceive : they tell us
often to meditate in the closet, but they send us not, like Isaac, ..."
6. American Schoolhouses by Fletcher Bascom Dresslar (1911)
"An overwrought rasping voice has an irritating effect on the children. Fw.
2.—A schoolroom 24 by 32 feet, showing position of windows and desks, ..."
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