worked up
adjective [after verb]Definition
› upset or very excited about something: It's easy to get worked up when you're tired and everything seems to be against you. He was very worked up about seeing his family again after so many years.Becoming too excited and easily upset
(Definition of worked up adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- antsy adjective
- at the end of your tether idiom
- be in a lather idiom
- be in a whirl idiom
- demented adjective
- excitable adjective
- febrile adjective (ACTIVE)
- have ants in your pants idiom
- highly strung adjective
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper adjective
- hyperactive adjective
- hysteria noun
- hysterical adjective
- overeager adjective
- overwrought adjective
- sensitive adjective (UPSET)
- squeamish adjective
- squeamishly adverb
- thin-skinned adjective
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