overstrung

adj.

1. Too sensitive, nervous, or tense.
2. Too tightly strung: an overstrung archery bow.

Term applied to a piano in which the strings are arranged in two nearly parallel planes, with the bass strings passing diagonally over those in the middle range. Both groups may thus fan out over the soundboard and make more effective use of its entire area (see Pianoforte). The term should not be confused with Cross-strung

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

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

Meaning #2: too tightly strung

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overanstrengt, overnervøs

Nederlands (Dutch)
overspannen, kruissnarig (piano)

Français (French)
adj. - à cordes croisées (piano)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überreizt, überspannt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σε υπερδιέργεση, με τεντωμένα νεύρα, αγχώδης, ευέξαπτος, νευρικός

Italiano (Italian)
sovreccitato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - excessivamente tenso, hipersensível, superexcitado

Русский (Russian)
перенапряженный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sobreexcitado, hipertenso, demasiado sensible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överspänd, hypernervös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
过度紧张的, 神经过敏的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 過度緊張的, 神經過敏的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 너무 긴장한, (피아노)줄을 비스듬히 교차시켜 매어 놓은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 緊張しすぎた, 神経過敏の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفرط التوتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתוח, לחוץ, עצבני, מסורג שתי וערב במיתרים אלכסוניים (פסנתר)‬

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