high-strung

• Qualifie une personne très nerveuse, tendue ou facilement irritée, qui réagit de manière excessive au stress ou aux contrariétés.

Describes a person who is very nervous, sensitive, or easily upset.

1. Nervous or tenseB2informalamerican

   Easily upset or anxious; in a state of nervous tension.

   nerveux, tendu

   • She is very high-strung and gets stressed over small things.
   • The high-strung actor needed a break after the intense filming.
   • He is too high-strung to handle the pressure of the job.

   Synonymesanxiousedgyexcitablejitteryjumpynervousskittishtenseuptight

   Antonymescalmeasygoinglaid-backrelaxedunruffled