frazzled

adjective

fraz·​zled ˈfra-zəld 

1

: in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue and agitation

So relentlessly did my partner and I spring into our work throughout the week that by Saturday night we were frazzled wrecks.

—Jack London

A frazzled looking housefrau [=hausfrau], clutching a toilet scrub brush in one hand and the fist of a wailing toddler in the other, confronted me with a look of pure exasperation.

—Paul Di Filippo

She seems relaxed, breathing evenly; there's nothing here to get her frazzled.

—Bob Ottum

2

: damaged or weakened by strain or agitation : frayed

trying to soothe frazzled nerves

Examples of frazzled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But decluttering your work life can be just as powerful, creating more time and mental space for meaningful work, while leaving you less frazzled outside of it as well. —Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

The burly bureaucrat in dark slacks and a navy sweater has a scruffy beard and the frazzled look of an anonymous factotum thrust into the limelight. —Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026

Massages, body therapies and facials are expertly performed, and the adjacent nail bar and Forte Vita Bar offer express high-tech facials and hair services, leaving even the most frazzled tourist looking stylish enough to join the Milanese for dinner. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

But here’s the thing, the young Canadiens don’t appear too frazzled about it. —Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for frazzled

• dazzled