frazzle
[fraz-uh l]Informal.
verb (used with or without object), fraz·zled, fraz·zling.
to wear to threads or shreds; fray.
to weary; tire out: Those six eight-year-olds frazzled me.
noun
the state of being frazzled or worn-out.
a remnant; shred.
RELATED WORDS
fray, rag, collapse, remnant, shred, prostration, enervation, lassitude, exhaust, poop, tire, tear, rip, wear, prostrate, tucker
Nearby words
- frazer,
- frazer, sir james george,
- frazier,
- frazier-spiller operation,
- frazil,
- frazzled,
- frb,
- frc,
- frcd,
- frcm
Origin of frazzle
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frazzle
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Word Origin for frazzle
C19: probably from Middle English faselen to fray, from fasel fringe; influenced by fray ²
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frazzle
c.1825, "to unravel" (of clothing), from East Anglian variant of 17c. fasel "to unravel, fray" (as the end of a rope), from Middle English facelyn "to fray" (mid-15c.), from fasylle "fringe, frayed edge," diminutive of Old English fæs "fringe." Related: Frazzled, frazzling. Cf. German Faser "thread, fiber, filament," Middle Dutch vese "fringe, fiber, chaff." Probably influenced in form by fray (v.). As a noun, from 1865, American English.
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