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Definition of
nerve-racking adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
nerve-racking
adjective
(
also
nerve-wracking
)
adjective
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making you feel very nervous and worried
It was a nerve-racking drive up the mountain.
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nerve-racking
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