overfraught C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌoʊvərˈfrɔt/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈfrɔːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries. MALCOLM. Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break. Etymology Formed from over- + fraught. Fraught originally meant loaded or freighted; overfraught intensifies that image to describe something excessively burdened, especially with care or emotion. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overfraught **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvərˈfrɔt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈfrɔːt/ ## Meanings 1. Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries. ## Examples - MALCOLM. Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break. ## Etymology Formed from over- + fraught. Fraught originally meant loaded or freighted; overfraught intensifies that image to describe something excessively burdened, especially with care or emotion. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown