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  1. wound-up: Wordnik
  2. wound-up: Wiktionary

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  1. wound-up: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wound-up)

▸ adjective:  brought to a state of great tension

Similar:
overwound, high-tension, wrought-up, tight, high-wrought, highwrought, taut, strained, intense, overstrung, more...

Opposite:
relaxed, calm, unwound, at ease, laid-back

Types:
excited, anxious, nervous, restless, agitated, worked up, hyper, amped up, more...



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Similar:
overwound, high-tension, wrought-up, tight, high-wrought, highwrought, taut, strained, intense, overstrung, more...

Opposite:
relaxed, calm, unwound, at ease, laid-back

Types:
excited, anxious, nervous, restless, agitated, worked up, hyper, amped up, more...



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