English Explanatory Dictionary

nerve-racking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-nerve-racking.wav

Word forms

nerve-racking more nerve-racking most nerve-racking nerve-wracking

Etymology

1812.

Synonyms

gut-wrenching

Related words

pain-racked

Derived words

nerve-rackingly
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