Nerve-wracking

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nerve-wracking \nerve-wracking\ (n[~e]rv"-r[a^]k`[i^]ng), adj.
     Same as {nerve-racking}.
  
     Syn: stressful, trying.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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