Worked Up (Adjective)
Meaning
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She was worked up about the upcoming exam and couldn't sleep the night before.
- He became worked up just thinking about the argument they had earlier.
- The child was worked up after watching a scary movie and refused to go to bed.
- The politician was worked up about the recent scandal and demanded an investigation.
- After hearing the news, she was worked up and started pacing back and forth in her room.