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    wrought up

    adjective

    • 1. upset and anxious: "she didn't get too wrought up about things"
  2. Jun 9, 2022 · The meaning of WROUGHT UP is very excited or upset. How to use wrought up in a sentence.

  3. (ˈrɔtˈʌp) adjective. excited; perturbed. She's all wrought-up about the new deadline. Also called: worked-up. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1800–10] This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10.

  4. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something: Cleaning the basement was a lot of work. b. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment: looking for work. c. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood: His work is fixing cars. 2. a.

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    Work - Activity Directed Toward Making Or ...
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    work - a product produced or accomplished ...
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    work - the occupation for which you are ...
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    work - applying the mind to learning and ...
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    work - (physics) a manifestation of ...
  5. Wrought-up definition: agitated or excited. See examples of WROUGHT-UP used in a sentence.

  6. wrought up. adjective. These are words and phrases related to wrought up. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. MAD. Synonyms. mad. angry. furious. irate. enraged. infuriated. incensed. wrathful. exasperated. provoked. miffed. fuming. foaming at the mouth. boiling over. seeing red. flushed with anger. in high dudgeon. worked up.

  7. In a state of mental or emotional agitation; worked up. ("Wrought" is an archaic past tense and past participle of "work.") There's no point getting all wrought up over such a trivial issue. He was so wrought up at the time that I thought it best to leave him undisturbed.

  8. Define wrought-up. wrought-up synonyms, wrought-up pronunciation, wrought-up translation, English dictionary definition of wrought-up. also wrought up adj. Agitated; excited. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.