What does overwrought mean?

overwrought means "deeply agitated especially from emotion".

How many syllables are in overwrought?

overwrought has 3 syllables: o-ver-wrought. The stress falls on "wrought". In IPA it is /ˌoʊvɚˈɹɔt/.

What is another word for overwrought?

Close synonyms include distraught. 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 overwrought a common word?

overwrought is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with overwrought?

1 word rhymes with overwrought. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Overwrought — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
deeply agitated especially from emotion
“distraught with grief”
Synonymsdistraught
Similaragitated

Questions about overwrought

What does overwrought mean?: overwrought means "deeply agitated especially from emotion".
How many syllables are in overwrought?: overwrought has 3 syllables: o-ver-wrought. The stress falls on "wrought". In IPA it is /ˌoʊvɚˈɹɔt/.
What is another word for overwrought?: Close synonyms include distraught. 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.

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