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nerve-racking

or nerve-wrack·ing

[ nurv-rak-ing ]
/ ˈnɜrvˌræk ɪŋ /
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adjective
extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
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Origin of nerve-racking

First recorded in 1805–15
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Words related to nerve-racking

annoying, stressful, trying, aggravating, disquieting, disturbing, exasperating, irksome, irritating, maddening, taxing, tense, upsetting

How to use nerve-racking in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for nerve-racking

nerve-racking

nerve-wracking

adjective
very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing
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