"wound-up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wound-up [comparative], most wound-up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wound-up (comparative more wound-up, superlative most wound-up)
  1. brought to a state of great tension Synonyms: aroused (english: in some contexts), tense Translations (tense): взвинченный (vzvinčennyj) (Russian), накрученный (nakručennyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wound-up-en-adj-avnVZqLT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Russian translations

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