Definition
Extremely agitated or emotional; elaborately or excessively decorated or designed in a way that seems too much.
Etymology
From 'over-' (excessively) plus 'wrought' (past tense of 'work,' from Old English 'wyrcean'). Originally meant something that was worked on excessively; evolved to describe excessive emotional states.
Kelly Says
Victorian literature is famously 'overwrought'—characters faint and wail dramatically—but this reflected a real historical moment when emotional expression was valued as a sign of refinement and sensitivity, so the excess was actually fashionable.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በማይረዳ
bay-may-reh-dah
ARالعربية
مُبالَغ فِيه
mubālagh fīhi
BNবাংলা
অতিরিক্ত
atirikta
CACatalà
exagerat
ex-ah-zheh-RAH-t
CSČeština
přežvanutý
pshay-zh-vah-NOO-tee
DADansk
overdreven
oh-vair-DREH-ven
DEDeutsch
übertrieben
oo-ber-TREE-ben
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολικός
ee-pehr-voh-lee-KOH-s
ESEspañol
exagerado
ex-ah-geh-RAH-thoh
FISuomi
ylilyöty
oo-lee-LOO-tee
FRFrançais
exagéré
ex-ah-zheh-REH
GUGU
વધુ પડતી
vadhu paḍatī
HAHA
sai wuce
sah ee wu-cheh
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिक
atyadhik
HUMagyar
túlzott
too-ltsot
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlebihan
bair-lee-bih-hahn
IGIG
nke ukwuu
n-keh oo-kwoo
ITItaliano
esagerato
eh-zah-zheh-RAH-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
berlebihan
bair-lee-bih-hahn
MYမြန်မာ
လွန်ကဲ့ရဲ့သည်
lwan kee chay thay
NLNederlands
overdreven
oh-vair-DREH-ven
NONorsk
overdreven
oh-vair-DREH-ven
PLPolski
przezwyżony
pshay-vih-ZHOH-nee
PTPortuguês
exagerado
ex-ah-zheh-RAH-thoo
RORomână
exagerat
ex-ah-zheh-RAH-t
RUРусский
перегруженный
peregruzhenny
SVSvenska
överdriven
oh-vair-DREE-ven
SWKiswahili
zaidi
ZAH-ee-dee
TAதமிழ்
மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட
mikai-paṭuttappatt
TEతెలుగు
అతిశయోక్తి
atiśayōkti
THไทย
มากเกินไป
mahk gern bpai
TRTürkçe
aşırı
ah-SHEE-rah
UKУкраїнська
перегрузжений
perehruzheny
URاردو
مبالغہ آمیز
mubālagha āmīz
VITiếng Việt
quá mức
kwah mehk
ZUZU
kungalingani
koo-ngah-lee-NGAH-nee