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Overwrought Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Overwrought has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

deeply agitated especially from emotion

"distraught with grief"

2

Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.

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