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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. extremely irritating to the nerves;
- Example: "nerve-racking noise"
- Example: "the stressful days before a war"
- Example: "a trying day at the office"
[syn: nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nerve-racking \nerve-racking\ (n[~e]rv"-r[a^]k`[i^]ng), adj.
   Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying; as,
   nerve-wracking noise. [Also spelled nerve-wracking.]

   Syn: stressful, trying.
        [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nerve-wracking \nerve-wracking\ (n[~e]rv"-r[a^]k`[i^]ng), adj.
   Same as nerve-racking.

   Syn: stressful, trying.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nerve-wracking
    adj 1: extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking
           noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day
           at the office" [syn: nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,
           stressful, trying]