overwrought

• Décrit une personne dans un état d'excitation nerveuse, d'anxiété ou d'agitation; s'emploie aussi pour un texte ou une œuvre d'art trop chargés, affectés ou alambiqués.

Describes someone who is in a state of nervous excitement, anxiety, or agitation; also used to describe writing or art that is excessively elaborate or ornate.

1. Deeply agitated from emotionC1formal

   In a state of extreme nervousness, anxiety, or emotional distress.

   Bouleversé, surexcité, à bout de nerfs

   • She was overwrought with grief after the funeral.
   • He became overwrought before his final exam.
   • The mother was overwrought with worry when her child was late.

   Synonymesagitatedanxiousdistraughtfranticfrenziedtenseupset

   Antonymescalmcollectedcomposedplacidrelaxedserenetranquilunperturbedunruffleduntroubled