frayed nerves

frayed — adjective 1) a frayed collar Syn: worn, threadbare, tattered, ragged, the worse for wear; informal tatty; N.Amer.; informal raggedy 2) his frayed nerves Syn: strained, fraught …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

frayed — [ freıd ] adjective 1. ) with fibers that are coming apart: frayed jeans 2. ) if your nerves or TEMPER are frayed, you are angry or nervous …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

nerves — n. nervousness 1) an attack; bundle of nerves mental state 2) to fray, frazzle smb. s nerves; to get on smb. s nerves 3) to calm, settle one s nerves 4) frayed, frazzled; steady; strong; taut; weak nerves misc. 5) to have nerves of steel ( to be… …   Combinatory dictionary

frayed — UK [freɪd] / US adjective 1) with fibres that are coming apart frayed jeans 2) if your nerves or temper are frayed, you are angry or nervous …   English dictionary

frayed — [freɪd] adj 1) with fibres that are coming apart at the edge 2) if your nerves are frayed, you are nervous, and if your TEMPER is frayed, you are angry …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

frayed — adj. tattered, worn, having unraveled threads (of cloth); tired, irritable, upset freɪ n. quarrel, brawl, skirmish, fight v. wear out, make ragged; wear on the nerves, irritate; be worn out, become ragged; rub …   English contemporary dictionary

frayed his nerves — irritated him …   English contemporary dictionary

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fray — 1. noun /freɪ/ Affray; broil; contest; combat; brawl; melee. Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray. 2. verb /freɪ/ a) To unravel; …   Wiktionary

nervous breakdown — Synonyms and related words: brain disease, breakdown, circulatory collapse, collapse, crack up, crackup, emotional disorder, emotional instability, exhaustion, frayed nerves, frazzled nerves, functional nervous disorder, insanity, jangled nerves …   Moby Thesaurus

nervous prostration — Synonyms and related words: breakdown, circulatory collapse, collapse, crack up, crackup, draining, exhaustedness, exhaustion, frayed nerves, frazzled nerves, jangled nerves, nervous breakdown, nervous exhaustion, neurasthenia, neurosis,… …   Moby Thesaurus