nerve-racking

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɜːrvrækɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nûrv′rak′ing)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈnerve-ˌrack•ing or ˈnerve-ˌwrack•ing, adj. 
  1. producing great anxiety, tension, or irritation:Driving with him was a nerve-racking experience.[It + be + ~ + to + verb]It was nerve-racking to wait for the news.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nerve-rack•ing  (nûrv′rak′ing),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. extremely irritating, annoying, or trying:a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
Also, nerve′-wrack′ing. 
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nerve-racking, nerve-wracking adj
  1. very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing

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