nerve-racking

Or nerve-wrack·ing

[nurv-rak-ing]

adjective

1. extremely irritating, annoying, or trying.

   a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.

nerve-racking

adjective

1. very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerve-racking¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Related Words

• annoying 
• stressful 
• trying