adj. 25B6; adjective
she was too overwrought to listen : TENSE, agitated, nervous, on edge, edgy, keyed up, worked up, highly strung, neurotic, overexcited, beside oneself, distracted, distraught, frantic, hysterical; informal in a state, in a tizzy, uptight, wound up, het up; Brit. informal strung up.
the painting is overwrought : OVER-ELABORATE, over-ornate, overblown, overdone, contrived, overworked, strained.
calm, understated.