frazzle
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frazzle
- /ˈfɹæz(ə)l/
Sounds like frazil · Rhymes with -æzəl
Where it comes from
Originally an East Anglian word. Either from a variant of the now obsolete fazle (“to unravel”), altered due to influence from fray, or from a blend of fazle and fray. fazle comes from earlier fasel, which was inherited from Middle English facelyn (“[of the end of a rope, or of cloth] to unravel”). Middle English facelyn was a verbal derivative of the noun fasylle (“frayed edge”), which was in turn a derivative (with the diminutive suffix -el) of Old English fæs (“fringe, border”), from Proto-West Germanic *fas, from Proto-Germanic *fasōn.
Related to German Faser (“fibre”).
verb frazzles · frazzling · frazzled · frazle
- To fray or wear down, especially at the edges. The new puppy has been chewing on everything, and my favorite afghan has become frazzled.
- To drain emotionally or physically. After dealing with the children all day, I just can’t help feeling frazzled.
noun frazzles · frazle
- A burnt fragment; a cinder or crisp. The bacon was burned to a frazzle.
- The condition or quality of being frazzled; a frayed end. 1886–90, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History Gordon had sent word to Lee that he had fought his corps to a frazzle
- A messy situation or scene. It ends with a splendid phone conversation between Robin and her mother. Robin (Laura Luz) is a frazzle of choreographed energy as her explanations are obviously leading to more trouble.
