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frazzle
[ fraz-uhl ]
/ ˈfræz əl /
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for frazzle
frazzle
/ (ˈfræzəl) /
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 ²
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