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
  • But many public health experts have expressed opposition and are growing increasingly alarmed at the prospect of Kennedy holding any kind of senior position with influence over the U.S. health system.
    Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Her aunt grew alarmed two days later when the bleeding grew heavier.
    Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of alarmed
Adjective
  • Buzzy film projects Reflecting today’s troubled times, projects at the co-financing markets dealt with harsh human stories about migration, war, bullying, climate crisis and screen addiction but most were told with a playfulness and even humor in order to reach a wide audience.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Her mom’s troubled childhood made their relationship difficult Cher and her mother were bonded for life, but Holt carried trauma from a difficult childhood that made transitioning to young motherhood rough.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.
    Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • Ben Affleck is not worried about AI taking over Hollywood.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time, Democrats hoped that all their voters would be willing to cast their ballot for democracy, not realizing that many working-class Americans, even the liberal ones, are more worried about the economy and inflation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • The phenomenon has grown so popular of late that Yosemite officials say a growing number of visitors have destroyed natural vegetation and disturbed habitats while battling for parking and viewing spaces.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In Taxi Driver, a campaign worker named Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) goes on a lunch date with disturbed Vietnam vet turned cabbie Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro).
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • The Royal Family’s social media channel released video in the aftermath of the protest, showing the king and queen embracing distraught residents.
    Atika Shubert, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Love even blooms for Emilia with a distraught widow (a wonderful Adriana Paz).
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • Critics say that drivers who assume their Tesla can operate safely and with total autonomy tend to become complacent or distracted — and then fail to take manual control when necessary.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Rawlinson is famously competitive with Tesla chief Elon Musk, recently tweaking his former boss for becoming distracted and letting Lucid seize the mantle of most advanced and innovative EVs.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • There’s really nothing to be nervous about, just the optics of everything.
    Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Still, Trump kept Republicans nervous by mixing in messages of grievance up until the very end of the race, veering off a script on inflation and immigration that operatives believed was more effective in winning over persuadable voters.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of nervous
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