D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

nerve-racking

/(nẽrv"-răk`ĭng)/ · IPA /nˌɜrvrˈækɪŋ/
01 adj. Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying; as, nerve-wracking noise.
  1. 1.
    Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying; as, nerve-wracking noise.
Syn. stressful, trying.