Meanings
comparative more worked up · superlative most worked up
- idiomaticinformalExcessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
I know it's difficult when things get this busy, but there's really no need to get so worked up over it.
1 more example
Brother Wu gets worked up when you banter him off in any way, shape or form. Particularly his shoddy brand, football opinions or taste in clothes.
Synonyms: agitated, cranked up, overemotional, overwrought
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of work up
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExcessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan emocionat
- emocionatexcessively emotional
Chinese Mandarin 情緒化 /情绪化
- 情緒化 /情绪化 (qíngxùhuà)excessively emotional
Finnish kiihtynyt
- kiihtynytexcessively emotional
Italian emozionato
- emozionatoexcessively emotional
Portuguese emocionado
- emocionadoexcessively emotional
Spanish emocionado, excitado
- emocionadoexcessively emotional
- excitadoexcessively emotional
Turkish öfkeli
- öfkeliexcessively emotional
Cite this entry
worked up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worked%20up
“worked up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worked%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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