/oh"veuhr rawt", oh'veuhr-/ , adj.
1. extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
2. elaborated to excess; excessively complex or ornate: written in a florid, overwrought style.
3. Archaic. wearied or exhausted by overwork.
[ 1660-70; OVER- + WROUGHT ]
Syn. 1. overexcited, worked up, wrought up, distracted, frantic.