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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › highly-strungHIGHLY STRUNG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    To highly strung or nervous people the feeling sometimes becomes so acute that they simply must escape somehow from the surrounding cause.

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › high-strungHIGH-STRUNG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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. restive formal. uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › highly-strungHIGHLY STRUNG definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    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

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › highly strungHighly strung Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    4 days ago · The meaning of HIGHLY STRUNG is very nervous or easily upset.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › highly-strunghighly strung adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

    Definition of highly strung adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › highly-strungDefinition of 'highly strung' - Collins Online Dictionary

    adjective. If someone is highly strung, they are very nervous and easily upset. He was sensitive and highly-strung. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. highly strung in British English. or US and Canadian high-strung. adjective. tense and easily upset; excitable; nervous.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › highly-strungHIGHLY STRUNG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Highly strung definition: tense and easily upset; excitable; nervous. See examples of HIGHLY STRUNG used in a sentence.