overwrought

adjective

over·wrought ˌō-vər-ˈrȯt

ˌō-və-

Synonyms of overwrought next

: extremely excited : agitated

: elaborated to excess : overdone

Examples of overwrought in a Sentence

The witness became overwrought as she described the crime. became overwrought when she heard that her child was missing

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

No word is overwrought, no phrase fraught with unearned feeling, no hand ioverplayed. —

A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 It Chapter Two is down to clown, again — in a bloody, silly, overwrought sequel Moving down the tension scale to thrillers, Netflix is offloading a few particularly popular titles. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024 The Kylie Minogue posters on his bedroom walls become the text for The Perfect Stranger’s overwrought foreplay. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024 Sparrow’s deep admiration for the 32nd president results, at times, in overwrought prose. —

Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overwrought