/ Dictionary / Index O overstrung: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: o•ver•strung Pronunciation: (ō'vur-strung'), [key] — adj. overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge: Their nerves were badly overstrung. (of a bow) strung too tightly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: overstrung (Thesaurus) overstructured overstudy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language