What is another word for overwrought ?

at the end of your tether

Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion

hysterical

driven to distraction

not knowing what to do with oneself

like a chicken with its head cut off

knock-down-and-drag-out

untrammeled^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

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Adjective

Elaborately or highly decorated in design or decoration

colored^US

coloured^UK

jewelled^UK

jeweled^US

skillful^US

skilful^UK

with all the extras

with all the options

with bells and whistles

gee-whizz

vibrant

loud

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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Adjective

Full of life, spirit, energy, or movement

woolly^UK

wooly^US

like Piccadilly Circus

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That has been described as greater or better than it actually is

laid on with a trowel

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Adjective

like a bear with a sore head

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

ill-humored^US

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having a fit of the sulks

sombre^UK

somber^US

harried

unmannerly

cruel

humourless^UK

humorless^US

with all guns blazing

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

beside yourself with rage

goaded

excited

burning with excitement

apt to fly off the handle

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

got up on wrong side of bed

carrying a chip on your shoulder

gray^US

grey^UK

have chip on shoulder

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Adjective

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Having an intense or passionate interest

enamored^US

enamoured^UK

enamored of^UK

waiting with bated breath

revitalized^US

revitalised^UK

straining at the leash

extremely enthusiastic

untrammeled^US

very enthusiastic about

on the edge of your seat

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

full of determination

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

energized^US

energised^UK

intensely competitive

having killer instinct

enquiring^UK

inquiring^US

focused^US

focussed^UK

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Potentially violent or dangerous, especially of a situation

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sticking out like a sore thumb

So colorful as to be in bad taste

colorful^US

colourful^UK

pizzazz^US

pzazz^UK

brilliantly colored^US

brilliantly coloured^UK

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

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Adjective

Feeling a sense of disgust or repulsion

scandalised^UK

scandalized^US

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Adjective

like a child with a new toy

In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy

in transports of delight

wigged out

wild with excitement

in a frenzy of delight

beside oneself with joy

as happy as a sandboy

animated

beside oneself with happiness

delirious with happiness

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

revelling^UK

reveling^US

without a care in the world

full of the joys of spring

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

like a dog with two tails

energized^US

energised^UK

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

in transports of pleasure

full of vim and vigour

honoured^UK

honored^US

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Verb

imposed excessive strain on

Past tense for to oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work

drove into the ground

driven into the ground

pushed too far

worked too hard

made too many demands on

pushed to the limit

worked oneself into the ground

run yourself into the ground

preyed on

made heavy demands on

ran yourself into the ground

exceeded the range of

exceeded the scope of

exceeded the limits of

made severe demands on

made excessive demands on

went too far

gone too far

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

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“In Jerry's opinion, the government has to put up disciplinary measures against employers who abuse and overwork their staff.”

Verb

Past tense for to work (oneself) overly hard

overstrained

overextended

overloaded

ran yourself into the ground

burned the midnight oil

burnt the midnight oil

drove oneself too hard

driven oneself too hard

knocked oneself out

pushed oneself too hard

run yourself into the ground

burned the candle at both ends

burnt the candle at both ends

overdid it

overdone it

wore oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a shadow

worked oneself into the ground

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

drove oneself into the ground

driven oneself into the ground

overstrained yourself

worked your fingers to the bone

worked one's tail off

practiced presenteeism

overexerted yourself

overburdened

overexerted

worked yourself to death

overdid things

had too many balls in the air

had too many irons in the fire

overdone things

driven oneself

drove oneself

bitten off more than one can chew

bit off more than one can chew

overworked

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“We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying to justify our existence.”

Verb

wore oneself to a frazzle

Past tense for to drive or work to exhaustion

ran into the ground

wore oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a frazzle

worn oneself to a shadow

immobilized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

immobilised^UK

sapped the strength of

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

brought someone to their knees

brought low

made feebler

reduced the powers of

deprived of force

removed the sting from

confined to a wheelchair

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“My mother was always afraid I would overwork myself with everything on my plate, but I never did.”

Verb

made a mountain out of a molehill

Past tense for to exaggerate or be dramatic in one's expression or behavior

dramatised^UK

dramatized^US

maximised^UK

maximized^US

blew out of proportion

blown out of proportion

coloured^UK

belaboured^UK

colored^US

belabored^US

made a big thing about

made a big thing of

made federal case

laid it on

made a production out of

run into the ground

laid it on with a trowel

made a big deal out of something

blown up out of all proportion

ran into the ground

bit off too much

blew up out of all proportion

made too much of something

piled it on

built up

melodramatized

made a big thing out of

emphasized^US

emphasised^UK

made a federal case of

laid it on with a shovel

laid on

dwelled on

shot a line

made a drama out of a crisis

overdid it

overdone it

blown something out of all proportion

blew something out of all proportion

laid it on with a trowel about

laid it on thick about

made a mountain out of

attached too much importance to

made a performance of

attached too much weight to

made a song and dance about

played to the gallery

played to gallery

laid too much stress on

made a fuss

made something out of nothing

emphasized too much

camped it up

played on heartstrings

gone over the top about

went on and on about

gone on and on about

went over the top about

gave someone a sob story

given someone a sob story

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Past tense for to apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal

worked your fingers to the bone

endeavored^US

ploughed^UK

plowed^US

endeavoured^UK

leaned over backwards

pulled out all the stops

fell over backwards

fallen over backwards

put one's back into something

dragged oneself

worked oneself to the bone

burned the candle at both ends

burnt the candle at both ends

overworked

knocked oneself out

kept your nose to the grindstone

made an all-out effort

proceeded laboriously

made a supreme effort

worked fingers to bone

did your damnedest

done your damnedest

gave it your best shot

given it your best shot

pushed oneself to the limit

kept nose to grindstone

worked one's butt off

carried on

grafted away

driven oneself to the limit

drove oneself to the limit

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Verb

Past tense for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

Verb

Past tense for to pay someone less than the value of their work

Verb

Past tense for dwell on

belaboured^UK

belabored^US

dwelt upon

dwelled upon

Verb

Past tense for to damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use

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