Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerve rack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: nerve rack
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of extreme emotional distress from a nerve-racking experience.

Example Sentences

"A hypodermic will secure much needed rest and promptly relieve bone ache and nerve rack."
"Prayer has been abundantly answered in my case, and I desire your further intercessions that right soon all nerve rack and strain may pass away and that I may be once more full of power and vigor for the work of the Lord."
"I think after these evenings of suspense and nerve rack a reaction of fatigue and depression is apt to follow the next morning."

Inflected Forms

nerve racks (plural) nerve-rack (alternative) nerverack (alternative) nerve wrack (alternative) nerve-wrack (alternative) nervewrack (alternative)

Questions

What does nerve rack mean?: A state of extreme emotional distress from a nerve-racking experience.

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