wound-up

adjective

brought to a state of great tension

Meanings

adjectivewound-up (comparative more wound-up, superlative most wound-up)

comparative more wound-up · superlative most wound-up

  1. brought to a state of great tension

    Synonyms: aroused, tense

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebrought to a state of great tension

Translations

Russian взвинченный, накрученный
  • взвинченный (vzvinčennyj)tense
  • накрученный (nakručennyj)tense
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Chicago

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