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
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In fact, too much dopamine makes introverts feel overstimulated and exhausted, prompting them to retreat from noise and crowds.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Silence is radical in today’s noisy, overstimulated world.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Kraus suddenly found her work being pored over by a generation of women who recognized themselves in her mentally overstimulated and erotically deprived heroine.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
And there’s no better way to soothe an overstimulated soul.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
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Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Silence is radical in today’s noisy, overstimulated world.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Kraus suddenly found her work being pored over by a generation of women who recognized themselves in her mentally overstimulated and erotically deprived heroine.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
And there’s no better way to soothe an overstimulated soul.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overstimulated
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“Overstimulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstimulated. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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