nervewracked

English

Adjective

nervewracked (comparative more nervewracked, superlative most nervewracked)

1. Alternative form of nerve-racked
   • 1977, Maximilian Beyer, The purpose of life, page 106:

     Distracted, their dupes worry through life. Nervewracked, they stumble from the cradle to the grave.

   • 2012, Jonathan Lethem, Talking Heads' Fear of Music, →ISBN, page 52:

     This groove throws up a higher panic, issued by the grown-ups at headquarters this time, a nervewracked-at-the-nerve-center vibe.

   • 2013, Tim Jeal, A Marriage of Convenience, →ISBN:

     He met her gaze easily, as if unaware of the nervewracked entreaty of her expression.