nerve-racking

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nerve-racking

/ˈnɝv ˌɹækɪŋ/ US

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1812.

adjective more nerve-racking · most nerve-racking · nerve-wracking

Intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves. His own greeting was equally cordial. "Still exploring!" he cried, as he shook them by the hand. "We will hope your new experiences will not be so nerve-racking as our last."
Similar: gut-wrenching

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adj intensely irritating or distressing

Deutsch	nervenzerfetzend, nervenaufreibend, nervenzermürbend

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@misc{nerve_racking_2026,
  title = {nerve-racking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nerve-racking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}