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high-strung

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

being in a tense state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: edgy, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: molt nerviós — nervous, excitable
  • Catalan: tens — nervous, excitable
  • French: grand nerveux — nervous, excitable
  • French: à fleur de peau — nervous, excitable
  • Italian: facilmente eccitabile — nervous, excitable
  • Italian: teso — nervous, excitable
  • Latin: praetrepidus — nervous, excitable
  • Latin: anxius — nervous, excitable
  • Macedonian: живчан (živčan) — nervous, excitable
  • Polish: nerwowy — nervous, excitable
  • Portuguese: muito nervoso — nervous, excitable
  • Portuguese: tenso — nervous, excitable
  • Russian: взвинченный (vzvinčennyj) — nervous, excitable
  • Russian: нервный (nervnyj) — nervous, excitable
  • Spanish: muy nervioso — nervous, excitable
  • Spanish: tenso — nervous, excitable