All 3 Uses of
overwrought
in
Anna Karenina
- You are so distressed, so overwrought, that you look at many things mistakenly.†
Part 1 *overwrought = emotionally upset
- "You are ill and overwrought," he said; "believe me, you're exaggerating dreadfully.†
Part 4
- He saw the old princess too, flushed and overwrought, with her gray curls in disorder, forcing herself to gulp down her tears, biting her lips; he saw Dolly too and the doctor, smoking fat cigarettes, and Lizaveta Petrovna with a firm, resolute, reassuring face, and the old prince walking up and down the hall with a frowning face.†
Part 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(overwrought as in: overwrought from lack of sleep) emotionally upset
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(2)
(overwrought as in: overwrought special effects) overdone (too elaborate or complicated)
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In architecture, furniture, or art, overwrought can also mean that something is decorated on the surface.