Difference between Overwrought and Agitated

What is the difference between Overwrought and Agitated?

Overwrought as an adjective is in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger; extremely tense, anxious, or upset; filled with emotion, emotional; uneasy while Agitated as a verb is to disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

Overwrought

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger; Extremely tense, anxious, or upset; filled with emotion, emotional; uneasy elaborate; overdone

Agitated

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

We hope you now know whether to use Overwrought or Agitated in your sentence.

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