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- 1. nervous and easily upset; highly strung: North American "a high-strung racing thoroughbred" Similar Opposite
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HIGH-STRUNG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of high-strung in English. high-strung. adjective. US uk / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / us / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / (UK highly strung) Add to word list. very nervous and easily upset: a high-strung young woman. a high-strung racehorse. Synonyms. edgy informal. jittery informal. jumpy informal. nervy UK.
The meaning of HIGH-STRUNG is having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament. How to use high-strung in a sentence.
adjective. US us / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / uk / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / (UK highly strung) Add to word list. very nervous and easily upset: a high-strung young woman. a high-strung racehorse. Synonyms. edgy informal. jittery informal. jumpy informal. nervy UK. restive formal. uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
High-strung definition: at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy. See examples of HIGH-STRUNG used in a sentence.
Someone who's high-strung is extremely nervous or overly sensitive. When your high-strung neighbor comes over for coffee, you may be tempted to secretly substitute decaf for regular. A high-strung dog will start trembling and shaking during a thunderstorm, and a high-strung horse is jittery and easily spooked by unfamiliar noises.
Definition of high-strung adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If someone is high-strung, they are very nervous and easily upset..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Define high-strung. high-strung synonyms, high-strung pronunciation, high-strung translation, English dictionary definition of high-strung. adj. Tending to be very anxious and easily agitated. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
adjective. Tending to be very anxious and easily agitated. American Heritage. Highly sensitive or nervous and tense. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: highly strung. restive. overstrung. nervy. uptight. jumpy. jittery. edgy. miffy. wired. uneasy. taut. stressed. hyper. restless. Antonyms: peaceful. easy-going. laid-back. calm.
adjective. UK us / ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ / uk / ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ / (US high-strung) Add to word list. very nervous and easily upset: a highly strung young woman. a highly strung racehorse. Synonyms. jittery informal. jumpy informal. nervy UK. restive formal. uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming too excited and easily upset
