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frazzle

[ fraz-uhl ]
/ ĖˆfrƦz əl /
Informal.
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verb (used with or without object), frazĀ·zled, frazĀ·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.
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Origin of frazzle

1815ā€“25; blend of fray2 and fazzle,Middle English faselin to unravel, cognate with German faseln

Words nearby frazzle

Frayn, Frazer, Frazier, Frazier-Spiller operation, frazil, frazzle, frazzled, FRB, FRC, FRCD, FRCM
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Words related to frazzle

fray, collapse, enervation, lassitude, prostration, rag, remnant, shred, exhaust, poop, prostrate, rip, tear, tire, tucker, wear, knock out

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British Dictionary definitions for frazzle

frazzle
/ (ĖˆfrƦzəl) /
verb
informal to make or become exhausted or weary; tire out
a less common word for fray 2 (def. 1)
noun
informal the state of being frazzled or exhausted
a frayed end or remnant
to a frazzle informal absolutely; completely (esp in the phrase burnt to a frazzle)

Word Origin for frazzle

C19: probably from Middle English faselen to fray, from fasel fringe; influenced by fray Ā²
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