Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overwrought

/əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: over-wrought
IPA: /əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of overwork

Archaic

adj

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

adj

Elaborate; baroque; overdone.

Example Sentences

"Her book includes an incisive discussion of misogyny on the New Right. [Laura K.] Field notes how “gynocracy” and “the longhouse” have become overwrought MAGA epithets for an unbearably feminized and pluralist society."

Etymology

Past participle of overwork; equivalent to over- + wrought.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more overwrought (comparative) most overwrought (superlative)

Derived Forms

overwroughtness

Synonyms

distraught overwhelmed distressed agitated strung wrought-up ornate overdecorated

Homonyms

overraught

Antonyms

calm collected composed laid-back placid serene tranquil untroubled austere bare conservative denuded

Rhymes With

thought brought taught fought sought ought ot bot wrought wat distraught fraught

Questions

How do you pronounce overwrought?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/.
What does overwrought mean?: simple past and past participle of overwork
Where does overwrought come from?: Past participle of overwork; equivalent to over- + wrought.

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