worked up Meaning of "worked up"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

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Usage(s):

  1. Before Republicans get too worked up about this, its worth observing that Democracy Corps has typically found a much closer race than other pollsters.
  2. He warned Barton that people were getting worked up over the issue.
  3. I can't get worked up about the inmate vote, since prisoners haven't yet done their time and are temporarily estranged from their political communities.
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