nerve-racking
(also nerve-wracking) /ˈnɜrv ˌræk·ɪŋ/ adj [not gradable]Definition
› difficult to do and causing a lot of worry or anxiety: I had to go out and find a new job, which is always a nerve-racking experience.
(Definition of nerve-racking adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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