nervous wreck
Definition of nervous wreck
informal
: a person who is very worried or nervous about something Before the wedding the bride's father was a nervous wreck.
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nervousplay
: sinewy, strong
: marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style : spirited
: of, relating to, or composed of neurons
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wreckplay
: to cast ashore
: to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence
: shipwreck
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