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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a state of extreme exhaustion;
- Example: "he was worn to a frazzle"


VERB (2)

1. wear away by rubbing;
- Example: "The friction frayed the sleeve"
[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"