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Definitions for nerve-racking
nerve-rack·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, tryingadjective

    extremely irritating to the nerves

    "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

Wiktionary

  1. nerve-rackingadjective

    intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves

ChatGPT

  1. nerve-racking

    Nerve-racking refers to something that causes tension, stress, anxiety, or extreme discomfort due to its demanding, challenging, or high-pressure nature. It denotes situations or events that cause disturbance or turmoil to one's emotional or mental well-being.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nerve-racking in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nerve-racking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of nerve-racking in a Sentence

  1. W. Somerset Maugham:

    Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practiced at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.

  2. Matthew Stafford:

    Watching him attack it day in and day out, it was unbelievable, it was nerve-racking for me at times. I'd be in there getting ready for practice or something and he's starting to jump rope for the first time and I know how far out of surgery he is.

  3. Chrissy Metz:

    You know, when you have to take seriously, it is a little more nerve-racking, when you're joking around on an interview, it's different. But, no, I'm excited.

  4. James Obergefell:

    It's nerve-racking, it's exciting, but it's also scary.

  5. Jeff Green:

    Leading up to it was nerve-racking, i couldn't run. I couldn't touch a basketball. I couldn't get stressed out, it was tough.

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