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Intensely distressing or irritating to the nerves.
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nerve-wracking — nerve racking erve racking (n[ e]rv r[a^]k [i^]ng), adj. Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying; as, nerve wracking noise. [Also spelled {nerve wracking}.] Syn: stressful, trying. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nerve-wracking — erve wracking (n[ e]rv r[a^]k [i^]ng), adj. Same as {nerve racking}. Syn: stressful, trying. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nerve-wracking — (adj.) also nervewracking, 1867, from NERVE (Cf. nerve) + prp. of WRACK (Cf. wrack) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
nerve-wracking — UK / US or nerve racking UK [ˈnɜː(r)v ˌrækɪŋ] / US [ˈnɜrvˌrækɪŋ] adjective making you very nervous or worried … English dictionary
nerve-wracking — adjective extremely irritating to the nerves nerve racking noise the stressful days before a war a trying day at the office • Syn: ↑nerve racking, ↑stressful, ↑trying • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nerve-wracking — also nerve racking adjective a nerve wracking situation makes you feel very nervous because it is difficult or frightening: Your first appearance on stage is always a nerve wracking experience … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nerve-racking nerve-wracking stressful trying — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nerve-wracking — adjective see nerve racking … New Collegiate Dictionary
nerve-wracking — see nerve racking … English dictionary
nerve-wracking or nerve-racking — nerve wrack|ing or nerve rack|ing [ nɜrv,rækıŋ ] adjective making you very nervous or worried … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
