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overwrought

overw·rought

UK/əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/ US/ˌoʊvɜrˈrɔt/ rare archaic

adjective

1.

deeply agitated especially from emotion

  • “distraught with grief”
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Origin

Past participle of overwork; equivalent to over- + wrought.

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