worked up

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

worked up (comparative more worked up, superlative most worked up)

1. (idiomatic, informal) Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.

   Synonyms: agitated, cranked up, overemotional, overwrought

   I know it's difficult when things get this busy, but there's really no need to get so worked up over it.

   Brother Wu gets worked up when you banter him off in any way, shape or form. Particularly his shoddy brand, football opinions or taste in clothes.

Translations

excessively emotional

• Catalan: emocionat
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 情緒化／情绪化 (zh) (qíngxùhuà)

• Finnish: kiihtynyt (fi)
• Italian: emozionato (it)
• Portuguese: emocionado (pt)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: emocionado (es), excitado (es)
• Turkish: öfkeli (tr)

See also

• cranked up
• psyched up