overstrung: Meaning and Definition of

o•ver•strung

Pronunciation: (ō'vur-strung'), [key]
— adj.
  1. overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge: Their nerves were badly overstrung.
  2. (of a bow) strung too tightly.
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