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/oh"veuhr strung"/, adj.1. overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge: Their nerves were badly overstrung.2. Archery. (of a bow) strung too tightly.[1800-10; OVER- + STRUNG]
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overstrung — [ō΄vər struŋ′] adj. too highly strung; tense … English World dictionary
overstrung — adjective Date: 1810 too highly strung ; too sensitive … New Collegiate Dictionary
overstrung — adjective a) Excessively tense or nervous b) Strung too tightly … Wiktionary
overstrung — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. highstrung, tense, excitable, distraught, hypersensitive, nervous; see also excited , frantic , hysterical , troubled 1 … English dictionary for students
overstrung — adj. excessively nervous, high strung; strung too tightly (Archery); strung with two sets of strings (Music) … English contemporary dictionary
overstrung — adjective (of a piano) with strings in sets crossing each other obliquely … English new terms dictionary
overstrung — adj 1. high strung, tense, emotional, excitable, easily excited; susceptible, easily hurt, quick to tears; hot tempered, inflammable, volatile. 2. neurotic, nervous, Inf. uptight, temperamental, unpredictable; apprehensive, anxious, phobic,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
overstrung — /ˈoʊvəstrʌŋ/ (say ohvuhstrung) adjective 1. too highly strung. 2. (of pianos) having two sets of strings crossing each other obliquely …
overstrung — adj. 1 (of a person, disposition, etc.) intensely strained, highly strung. 2 (of a piano) with strings in sets crossing each other obliquely … Useful english dictionary
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