Synonym: distraught. Similar words: brought, drought, through to, ought, rough, sought, bought, ought to. Meaning: ['əʊvə'rɔːt] 
adj. deeply agitated especially from emotion.
adj. deeply agitated especially from emotion. 
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1. She was so tired and overwrought that she burst into tears.
2. She was in a very overwrought state after the accident.
3. She didn't mean to offend you; she was overwrought.
4. One overwrought member had to be restrained by friends.
5. Clara was tired and overwrought after all the problems of the last few days.
6. He was in an overwrought state/condition for weeks after the accident.
7. But our existence, while prosperous, is overwrought and banal.
8. Constantly overwrought, sometimes embarrassing in her alcohol and pharmaceutical-induced sorrows, Leo could have been a typical Almodovar comic heroine.
9. The child is usually too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason.
10. He thought she was overwrought and the best way of dealing with that was a good night's sleep.
11. Coleridge in such cajoling and overwrought spirits was not to be thwarted, and Poole sensibly gave up all further resistance.
12. Cecile was emotionally overwrought.
13. Scarlett found that it relieved her overwrought nerves.
14. She was tired and overwrought.
15. She's overwrought because of all the work and difficulties.
16. His mother noticed how overwrought he was.
17. He's written'she's suspicious of overwrought sentiments or overblown claims content with common sense. "
18. Although people were overwrought, they could not help noticing these beauties of nature.
19. Literally, I was overwrought from the pressures of work and life at college.
20. When you're emotionally overwrought, it can be hard to remember exactly what was said.
21. The problem is that when a parent is feeling depressed or overwrought it is difficult for them to think of alternative strategies.
22. He shook his head in disgust at his own overwrought imagination.
23. Was this all just a matter of runaway credulity, mass hysteria,(Sentencedict.com) or overwrought salesmanship?
24. Dalgliesh's private verdict was that it was technically brilliant, but overwrought and painted, he felt, in hatred.
25. Yoshimoto, however, is a legitimate storyteller, and avoids the overwrought sentiment that forces a reader to cry unwilling tears.
26. After the show, one was left trying to figure out what the overwrought applause was really all about.
27. Admittedly, what you learn near June 18 will make you feel emotionally overwrought.
28. Fears that Beijing's air would smoke more than its residents proved mercifully overwrought.
29. As it happens, the Chronicle report was a little overwrought.
30. In fact the asasas an answer, is too slow and overwrought with personal philosophy.
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