extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office
A nerve-racking situation or experience makes you feel very tense and worried. The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them It was more nerve-wracking than taking a World Cup penalty. nerve-wracking a nerve-racking situation makes you feel very nervous or worried