overstrung

1. 1.

   being in a tense state

   Synonymsedgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpynervyrestiveuptight

   Similartense
2. 2.

   too tightly strung

   “an overstrung archery bow”

   Similartense

Questions about overstrung

What does overstrung mean?

overstrung means "being in a tense state". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in overstrung?

overstrung has 3 syllables: o-ver-strung. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for overstrung?

Close synonyms include edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is overstrung a common word?

overstrung is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.