nerve-racking
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adjective \ˈnərv-ˌra-kiŋ\Definition of NERVE-RACKING
: extremely trying on the nerves <a nerve–racking ordeal>
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nerve–rack·ing or nerve–wrack·ing \ˈnərv-ˌra-kiŋ\
First Known Use of NERVE-RACKING
1812
Related to NERVE-RACKING
- Synonyms
- agitating, anxious, creepy, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, fraught, hairy, nail-biting, nerve-racking (or nerve-wracking), restless, tense, uneasy, unnerving, unsettling, worrisome
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