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: in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue and agitation
So relentlessly did my partner and I spring into our work throughout the week that by Saturday night we were frazzled wrecks.—
Jack London
Jack LondonA frazzled looking housefrau [=hausfrau], clutching a toilet scrub brush in one hand and the fist of a wailing toddler in the other, confronted me with a look of pure exasperation.—Paul Di Filippo
Paul Di FilippoShe seems relaxed, breathing evenly; there's nothing here to get her frazzled.—Bob Ottum
Bob Ottum2
: damaged or weakened by strain or agitation : frayed
trying to soothe frazzled nerves
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Even Eddie Howe’s decision to play three at the back fed into the pre-game narrative of frazzled nerves — backs to the wall from the off?
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Not structurally, not visually, certainly not in terms of the frazzled dialogue screamed by its unjustly uncompensated cast, who improvised a bickering meltdown in the woods while their directors played mind games with them during black of night.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Feeling overworked, undervalued, and generally a bit frazzled?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The sea held my gaze, lulling my frazzled nervous system (as did the perfect Mexican margarita, putting Texan versions to shame).
—Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Not structurally, not visually, certainly not in terms of the frazzled dialogue screamed by its unjustly uncompensated cast, who improvised a bickering meltdown in the woods while their directors played mind games with them during black of night.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Feeling overworked, undervalued, and generally a bit frazzled?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The sea held my gaze, lulling my frazzled nervous system (as did the perfect Mexican margarita, putting Texan versions to shame).
—Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Frazzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frazzled. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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