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worked up

worked up adjective: excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.

Adjective

worked up (comparative more worked up, superlative most worked up)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
    • I know it's difficult when things get this busy, but there's really no need to get so worked up over it.
    • Brother Wu gets worked up when you banter him off in any way, shape or form. Particularly his shoddy brand, football opinions or taste in clothes.

worked up meaning in Kannada

worked up in Kannada

ಅಸಂತುಷ್ಟ, ಕುಪಿತನಾದ, ಕ್ಲೇಶಗೊಂಡ, ಚಿಂತೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾದ

Synonyms of worked up

Forms of worked up

comparativemore worked up
superlativemost worked up

Questions about worked up

What does worked up mean?
Worked up means excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
What is worked up in Kannada?
Worked up in Kannada is ಅಸಂತುಷ್ಟ, ಕುಪಿತನಾದ, ಕ್ಲೇಶಗೊಂಡ. See Worked up meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is worked up?
Worked up is an adjective.

Words near worked up in the dictionary

  1. worked the room
  2. worked the system
  3. worked through
  4. worked to rule
  5. worked together
  6. worked up
  7. worked wonders
  8. workedst
  9. worker
  10. worker bee
  11. worker bees

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