overstrung

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adjective

Excessively tense or nervous

Similar
edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpynervyrestiveuptight
OriginEnglish strung ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverstrung (comparative more overstrung, superlative most overstrung)

comparative more overstrung · superlative most overstrung

  1. Excessively tense or nervous
  2. Strung too tightly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebeing in a tense state

Similar
edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpynervyrestiveuptighttense

adjectivetoo tightly strung

Similar
tense
Also see
edgyhigh-strungjitteryjumpynervyrestivetenseuptight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishstrung
  8. Englishoverstrung

From over- + strung.

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APA

overstrung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrung

MLA

“overstrung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstrung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrung.

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