nervewrack

English

Noun

nervewrack (plural nervewracks)

1. Alternative form of nerve rack
   • 1961, Borrow the Spring: Poems, page 19:

     Brother to those who dare the diving tower, the pole, the nervewrack of trapeze; all flirting with people's fear walking the rope with ease.

   • 1962, U S A 1: Monthly News and Current History - Volume 1, page 49:

     But rising costs, a dearth of good material available with stars, the persistent nervewrack of keeping up a good relationship with the community, make their jobs little more than an exercise in indomitable hope.

   • 1980, Poetry Northwest - Volumes 21-23, page 19:

     Or has old nervewrack thrown open the windows and knocked the mementoes on the floor, poured the sleepingpills in the toilet, tugged on the doorknob?