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Nerve-wracking   /nərv-rˈækɪŋ/   Listen
Nerve-wracking

adjective
1.
Extremely irritating to the nerves.  Synonyms: nerve-racking, stressful, trying.  "The stressful days before a war" , "A trying day at the office"






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"Nerve-wracking" Quotes from Famous Books



... did Miss Cristy Lawson come to take her first ride on an engine. The night had been crowded with nerve-wracking excitement; but in the elation which she experienced over this unexpected way out of her difficulty, she felt renewed strength and confidence that surely would see her through. Half an hour ago she had been lost in a welter of despair; but ...
— Every Man for Himself • Hopkins Moorhouse

... head, trying to clear the sleep from his brain as he turned the idea over and over in his mind. He wondered why he hadn't realized it before, long before, back when they had first started this horrible, nerve-wracking cat-and-mouse game. The idea just hadn't occurred to him. But he knew the game-playing was over. They wanted to kill him now. And he knew that ultimately they would kill him. There was no way for ...
— The Dark Door • Alan Edward Nourse



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