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单词 nerve-racking
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nerve-rackingadjective

also nerve-wracking uk/ˈnɜːvˌræk.ɪŋ/us/ˈnɝːvˌræk.ɪŋ/

Something that is nerve-racking is difficult to do and causes a lot of worry for the person involved in it:

My wedding was the most nerve-racking thing I've ever experienced.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Causing anxiety and worry

  • alarming
  • bite
  • catch up with sb
  • come back to bite sb idiom
  • come back/home to roost idiom
  • flap
  • frighten sb/sth away/off
  • get/go beyond a joke idiom
  • give sb the jitters idiom
  • gnaw
  • harass
  • joke
  • sweat
  • tense
  • troubling
  • unnerve
  • unsettling
  • weigh
  • weigh on sb/sth
  • weigh sb down

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nerve-rackingadjective [ not gradable ]

also nerve-wracking us/ˈnɜrv ˌræk·ɪŋ/

difficult to do and causing a lot of worry or anxiety:

I had to go out and find a new job, which is always a nerve-racking experience.
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