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| Main Entry: | overwrought |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhausted and excited |
| Synonyms: | affected, agitated, all shook up, beside oneself, crazy, distracted, emotional, excitable, fired-up, flipped out, frantic, freaked-out, high*, hot under collar, hot-and-bothered, hyper, in a state, keyed-up, nervous, neurotic, on edge, overexcited, overstrung, overworked, spent, steamed up, stirred, strung-out, tense, tired, uneasy, unstrung, uptight*, weary, wired, worked-up, worn, wound-up |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, cool, rested, unruffled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset deeply |
| Synonyms: | appall, bother, consternate, daunt, discompose, dismay, distress, disturb, frighten, horrify, impair, intimidate, jar, knock props out, make waves, move, rattle, throw, throw a curve, undermine, unnerve, unsettle, unstring, upset, weaken, worry |
| Antonyms: | calm, placate, soothe |
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