"overwrought" meaning in All languages combined

See overwrought on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more overwrought [comparative], most overwrought [superlative]
Etymology: Past participle of overwork; see wrought. Etymology templates: {{m|en|overwork}} overwork, {{m|en|wrought}} wrought Head templates: {{en-adj}} overwrought (comparative more overwrought, superlative most overwrought)
  1. Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy. Synonyms (emotional): distraught, overwhelmed, distressed, agitated Translations (in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger): развълнуван (razvǎlnuvan) (Bulgarian), възбуден (vǎzbuden) (Bulgarian), podrážděný (Czech), nervózní (Czech), geagiteerd (Dutch), nerveus (Dutch), kiihtynyt (Finnish), hermostunut (Finnish), aufgeregt (German), sovraeccitato (Italian), alterato (Italian), alterado (Portuguese), перевозбуждённый (perevozbuždjónnyj) [masculine] (Russian), nerviosisimo (Spanish), sobrexitado (Spanish), rabioso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-overwrought-en-adj-YOS5R29N Disambiguation of 'emotional': 89 11 Disambiguation of 'in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger': 92 8
  2. Elaborate; baroque; overdone. Synonyms (elaborate): ornate, overdecorated Translations (elaborate; overdone): претрупан (pretrupan) (Bulgarian), overdreven (Dutch), buitensporig (Dutch), überdreht (German), ricercato (Italian), elaborato (Italian)
    Sense id: en-overwrought-en-adj-yF-7Oxea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of 'elaborate': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'elaborate; overdone': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overwroughtness

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        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "word": "ornate"
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          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "sense": "elaborate",
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "pretrupan",
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          "word": "претрупан"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
          "word": "overdreven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
          "word": "buitensporig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
          "word": "überdreht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
          "word": "ricercato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
          "word": "elaborato"
        }
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      "homophone": "overraught"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razvǎlnuvan",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "развълнуван"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzbuden",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "възбуден"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "podrážděný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "nervózní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "geagiteerd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "nerveus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "kiihtynyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "hermostunut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "aufgeregt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "sovraeccitato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "alterato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "alterado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perevozbuždjónnyj",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "перевозбуждённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "nerviosisimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "sobrexitado"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger",
      "word": "rabioso"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pretrupan",
      "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
      "word": "претрупан"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
      "word": "overdreven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
      "word": "buitensporig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
      "word": "überdreht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
      "word": "ricercato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elaborate; overdone",
      "word": "elaborato"
    }
  ],
  "word": "overwrought"
}

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