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What is the adjective for nerve-wracking?

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nerve-racking
  1. intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Postponing a scheduled surgical procedure ratchets up stress in an already nerve-racking event.”
      “I met with them both in the morning to support them during this stressful and nerve-racking day.”
      “They will talk of prisons in Greece, of frightful justice systems, and of a nerve-racking ordeal which the enthusiast is never likely to forget.”
nerve-wracking
  1. (proscribed) Intensely distressing or irritating to the nerves.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He thanked the crowd for their support after he again put them through a nerve-wracking experience at Wimbledon.”
      “It's pretty nerve-wracking to think that our efforts may have gone for nothing.”
      “While he was the first to perform it was nowhere near as nerve-wracking as the day one try-outs.”
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