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- 1. nervous and easily upset; highly strung: North American "a high-strung racing thoroughbred" Similar Opposite
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adjective. US uk / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / us / ˌhaɪˈstrʌŋ / (UK highly strung) Add to word list 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.
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.
Definition of high-strung adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
High-strung definition: at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy. See examples of HIGH-STRUNG used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of highly strung adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If someone is high-strung, they are very nervous and easily upset. The strain was pushing the high-strung foreign minister over the edge. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
