high-strung

adj.
Tending to be very nervous and easily excited.

adj

Definition: nervous
Antonyms: calm, easy-going, laid-back, peaceful

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being in a tense state
  Synonyms: edgy, highly strung, in suspense, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overspændt, nervøs

Nederlands (Dutch)
(hoog)gespannen, nerveus, overgevoelig

Français (French)
adj. - d'honneur, (GB, Univ) (table) des professeurs

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überempfindlich, reizbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) νευρικός, τσιτωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
ipersensibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritável

Русский (Russian)
чувствительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - muy nervioso, tenso, hipertenso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överspänd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
高度紧张的, 容易兴奋的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 高度緊張的, 容易興奮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 팽팽한, 예민한, 몹시 신경질적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 神経質な, 張りつめた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عصبي المزاج, شديد الحساسيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתוח מאוד, עצבני‬

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