nerve-wracking

Adjective
Synonyms: nerve-rackingstressfultrying

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. extremely irritating to the nerves“nerve-racking noise”“the stressful days before a war”“a trying day at the office”Synonyms: nerve-rackingstressfultrying
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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

Syn: stressful, trying. [WordNet 1.5]

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