nerve-racking

or nerve-wrack·ing

[ nurv-rak-ing ]

adjective

1. extremely irritating, annoying, or trying:

   a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.

nerve-racking

adjective

1. very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerve-racking¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Related Words

• annoying
• stressful
• trying