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Definitions

overstrung

[oh-ver-struhng] / ˈoʊ vərˈstrʌŋ /
ADJECTIVE
edgy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excited restless skittish tense uneasy uptight
WEAK
anxious critical excitable high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable restive touchy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm collected composed easygoing laid-back
ADJECTIVE
overwrought
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frantic
WEAK
affected agitated all shook up beside oneself crazy distracted emotional excitable fired-up flipped-out freaked-out histrionic histrionical hot under collar hot-and-bothered hyper in a state nervous neurotic on edge overexcited overworked spent steamed up stirred strung-out tense tired uneasy unstrung uptight weary wired worked-up worn wound-up
Antonyms
WEAK
calm collected cool rested unruffled
ADJECTIVE
twitchy
Synonyms
WEAK
a bundle of nerves all wound up anxious critical excitable excited fidgety high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable jittery jumpy nervous on edge restive restless skittish tense touchy uneasy uptight

Example Sentences

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Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2016

He does not need to laugh, for laughter, like weeping, is a relief of mental tension�and the happy are not overstrung.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.

From Time Magazine Archive

Secure at last, his overstrung nerves relaxed and he slid gratefully over the edge of sleep.

From Native Son by Hamm, T. D.

Then, quite suddenly, some panic impulse seized Jessie, the result perhaps of her overstrung nerves and the overcharged atmosphere, and she sprang up, not knowing why.

From Across the Stream by Benson, Edward Frederic