overstimulated
adjective
over·stim·u·lat·ed
ˌō-vər-ˈstim-yə-ˌlā-təd 
: excessively stimulated
The brain, responding to higher than normal dopamine levels, gets overstimulated.—
Robert Wilbur
Robert WilburSleep time is quite a problem for overstimulated children and their parents. A recent Brown University study of 494 elementary-school children found that 375 of them had trouble associated with sleep.—Joseph Pereira
Joseph PereiraExamples of overstimulated in a Sentence
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In overstimulated times, silence is a hot commodity.
—Tasha Kleeman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024
Brushing your teeth for two minutes to start and end the day might seem like a no-brainer, but overwhelmed, overstimulated moms can fall victim to placing the practice on the back burner to meet drop-off times in the morning and when exhausted after a bedtime routine at night.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
If such a device is used properly, the worst potential complications will probably be mild skin irritation from the electrical zaps or diarrhea from an overstimulated digestive system.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
Ahmad’s music took off on TikTok because, in many ways, it’s tailored to a young, overstimulated audience.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
Being part of that felt like a reprieve from the day’s complexities, a world which launched a steady barrage of information and demanded endless analyses, caring little for our overstimulated brains.
—Hazlitt, 12 July 2023
An overstimulated dog may have a physical response to its stressors.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
As in Hamsun’s fiction, there is a tendency in Munch to slide past mystery into an overstimulated state approaching hysteria.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
Then there’s the BMW 3.0-liter straight-six engine mated to an eight-speed ZF auto gearbox for quiet and seamless (though hardly overstimulated) progress.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2023
Tasha Kleeman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024
Brushing your teeth for two minutes to start and end the day might seem like a no-brainer, but overwhelmed, overstimulated moms can fall victim to placing the practice on the back burner to meet drop-off times in the morning and when exhausted after a bedtime routine at night.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
If such a device is used properly, the worst potential complications will probably be mild skin irritation from the electrical zaps or diarrhea from an overstimulated digestive system.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
Ahmad’s music took off on TikTok because, in many ways, it’s tailored to a young, overstimulated audience.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
Being part of that felt like a reprieve from the day’s complexities, a world which launched a steady barrage of information and demanded endless analyses, caring little for our overstimulated brains.
—Hazlitt, 12 July 2023
An overstimulated dog may have a physical response to its stressors.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
As in Hamsun’s fiction, there is a tendency in Munch to slide past mystery into an overstimulated state approaching hysteria.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
Then there’s the BMW 3.0-liter straight-six engine mated to an eight-speed ZF auto gearbox for quiet and seamless (though hardly overstimulated) progress.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2023
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