nervous wreck

noun

informal
: a person who is very worried or nervous about something
Before the wedding the bride's father was a nervous wreck.

Examples of nervous wreck in a Sentence

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“Nervous wreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous%20wreck. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.

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