HIGH-STRUNG

Meaning of HIGH-STRUNG in English

/huy"strung"/ , adj.

at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.

[ 1740-50 ]

Syn . tense, temperamental; jumpy, edgy, jittery, uptight.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HIGH-STRUNG — adjective Date: 1748 having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH-STRUNG — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being in a state of tense or extreme sensibility : highly sensitive or nervous a high-strung …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH-STRUNG — (a.) Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.
Английский словарь Webster
HIGH-STRUNG — ( a. ) Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-STRUNG — highly nervous, tense, jumpy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGH-STRUNG — adjective Date: 1748 : having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH-STRUNG — adj strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.
Webster English vocab
HIGH-STRUNG — Pronunciation: ' h ī - ' str ə ŋ Function: adjective Date: 1748 : having an extremely nervous or sensitive …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH-STRUNG — [high-strung] adj (1748): having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH-STRUNG — high-strung BrE AmE ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH-STRUNG — adjective ( NAmE ) = highly strung ➡ note at nervous
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH STRUNG — Synonyms and related words : agitable, all nerves, apprehensive, edgy, emotional, emotionally unstable, eruptive, excitable, explosive, fearful, fidgety, frightened, goosey, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-STRUNG — {adj.} Nervous; sensitive; tense. * /Gary has been rather high-strung lately because of too much work at the office./
Slang English vocab
HIGH-STRUNG — Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TENSE 3, overstrung, taut, tight, unrelaxed, uptight 2 Synonyms: NERVOUS , fidgety, goosey, jittery, jumpy, nervy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH-STRUNG — a. 1. Of great tension, excitable, strung to a high pitch, in a state of high tension. 2. Proud, high-spirited, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HIGH-STRUNG — adjective 1. Synonyms: tense 3, overstrung, taut, tight, unrelaxed, uptight 2. Synonyms: nervous , fidgety, goosey, jittery, jumpy, nervy, spooky, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-STRUNG — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
HIGH-STRUNG — adj. High-strung is used with these nouns: ↑ temperament
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIGH-STRUNG — {adj.} Nervous; sensitive; tense. * /Gary has been rather high-strung lately because of too much work at the office./
Словарь английских идиом
HIGH STRUNG — nervous and sensitive, easily upset Jacqueline won't speak in public because she's very high strung.
English Idioms vocab
HIGH STRUNG — nervous and sensitive, easily upset Jacqueline won't speak in public because she's very high strung.
English Idioms vocabulary
HIGH-STRUNG — adj. Nervous; sensitive; tense. Gary has been rather high-strung lately because of too much work at the office.
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIGH-STRUNG — прил. легко возбудимый; чувствительный; нервный чувствительный; легковозбудимый; нервный - she is * у нее нервы напряжены
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-STRUNG — Раздражительный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-STRUNG — Нервозный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-STRUNG — Нервный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH STRUNG — Нервы на пределе
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-STRUNG — = highly-strung
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH-STRUNG — очень чувствительный легко возбудимый; нервный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH STRUNG — (a) легковозбудимый; нервный; чувствительный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HIGH-STRUNG — = highly-strung
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HIGH-STRUNG — = highly-strung
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH STRUNG — чувствительный, легковозбудимый, нервный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH STRUNG — чувствительный, легковозбудимый, нервный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH-STRUNG — прил. легко возбудимый; чувствительный; нервный
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH-STRUNG — прил. легко возбудимый; чувствительный; нервный
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH-STRUNG — _a. чувствительный; легко возбудимый; нервный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGH-STRUNG — a. чувствительный; легко возбудимый; нервный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGH-STRUNG — очень чувствительный легко возбудимый; нервный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HIGH-STRUNG — высокочувствительный, легковозбудимый
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
HIGH-STRUNG — _a. чувствительный; легко возбудимый; нервный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HIGH-STRUNG — [adj.] чувствительный, нервный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HIGH-STRUNG — a чувствительный, нервный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HIGH-STRUNG — прил. легко возбудимый; чувствительный; нервный чувствительный; легковозбудимый; нервный - she is * у нее нервы напряжены
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-STRUNG — очень чувствительный
Англо-Русский словарь
STRUNG — see: string
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRUNG — past of string
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRUNG — () imp. & p. p. of String.
Английский словарь Webster
STRUNG — (p. p.) of String
Английский словарь Webster
STRUNG — (imp.) of String
Английский словарь Webster
STRUNG — imp. & p. p. of String.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRUNG — ( p. p. ) of String
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRUNG — ( imp. ) of String
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRUNG — /strung/ , v. pt. and pp. of string .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRUNG — past and past participle of string
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRUNG — imp. & ·p.p. of string. 2. strung ·impf of string. 3. strung ·p.p. of string.
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
STRUNG — past and past participle of string .
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRUNG — [strung] past and past part of string
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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