wrought (up)

adjective

Definition of wrought (up)next
as in perturbed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrought (up)
  1. alarmed
  2. troubled
  3. upset
  4. worried
  5. disturbed
  6. distraught
  7. distracted
  8. nervous
Adjective
  • Black is the ideal guy for the job here, screaming in agony while applying the nightmare product, and using Chester Cheetah as the alarmed straight man is inspired.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Cena's unprovoked assault, following a bizarre accusation, showcased a volatile side, prompting Jim Ross's alarmed reaction.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of alarmed
Adjective
  • Mahdi's attorneys are seeking a reprieve, citing his troubled childhood, a lack of adequate mental health care and a poor defense at trial.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Believe it or not, the film's director James Hawes insists Bernthal's secret agent code name was not an intentional call-out to his current run as the late, troubled, elder Berzatto brother Mikey on TV.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • The Pacers pulled off an upset series win against a then No. 3 seed Bucks in six games last year without Giannis Antetokounmpo.
    — Homero De la Fuente, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Fifty-eight percent of the bets are on Silva to win, while 71 percent of the money is on a Mitchell upset.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • Others are worried about the fate of the Smithsonian more broadly.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • At Chang Jiang, Wu had a warning for customers who are worried about their favorite products going away or getting more expensive.
    — Allison Cho, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • Over the last few years, the NYPD has responded to four calls for an emotionally disturbed person involving Brunson showing signs of extreme mental illness, sources said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Where the ambulances once stood, remnants of vehicles protruded from disturbed ground.
    — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • The film takes place in the pediatric unit of hospital and follows a distraught mother, her son and the nurse who look after them.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His family was too distraught to speak with a reporter.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • The distracted driver hit two cars, both heading west, after reportedly going left of center, OSHP's Chardon Post Trooper William Head confirmed, per the outlet.
    — Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Maria Espinosa was walking her son Misael Rico, then 6 years old, to school in January 2011 when a distracted driver jumped a curb and pinned the boy beneath the vehicle, the family said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • At the same time, sellers might get nervous if deal activity slows down.
    — James Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • At times brutal and always volatile, the album functions as a sort of electro-shock therapy applied from the shoulders down, layering hard beats, ambient whorls, and nervous acid ticks to trigger a state of full-body rapture.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of nervous
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