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[syn: fray, frazzle]
2. exhaust physically or emotionally;
- Example: "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frazzled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Frazzling.] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.]
To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter;
-- used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled
and tangled condition suggested that the woman had
recently passed through a period of extreme excitement.
--J. C.
Harris.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, n.
1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality
of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov.
Eng. & U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. --Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a state of extreme exhaustion; -- often used in the phrase
worn to a frazzle. [WordNet sense 1]
[WordNet 1.5]
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his
corps to a frazzle." --Nicolay &
Hay (Life of
Lincoln).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
frazzle
n 1: a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"
v 1: wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"
[syn: fray, frazzle]
2: exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after
the visit of her in-laws"