nerve-wracking

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nerve-rack·ing

or nerve-wrack·ing (nûrv′răk′ĭng)

adj.

Intensely distressing or irritating to the nerves.

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Adj.

nerve-wracking - extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

nerve-racking, stressful, trying

disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

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