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"etymology_text": "1812.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more nerve-racking",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most nerve-racking",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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"derived": [
{
"word": "nerve-rackingly"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves."
],
"id": "en-nerve-racking-en-adj-VbTlvCfx",
"links": [
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"Intensely",
"intensely"
],
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"irritating",
"irritating"
],
[
"distressing",
"distressing"
],
[
"nerves",
"nerves"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "pain-racked"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "gut-wrenching"
},
{
"word": "nerve-wracking"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "令人緊張嘅"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ling⁶ jan⁴ gan² zoeng¹ ge³",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "令人紧张嘅"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervepirrende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "zenuwslopend"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "hermoja raastava"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervenzerfetzend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervenaufreibend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervenzermürbend"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervepirrende"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervepirrande"
}
]
}
],
"word": "nerve-racking"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "nerve-rackingly"
}
],
"etymology_text": "1812.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more nerve-racking",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most nerve-racking",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"pos": "adj",
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"word": "pain-racked"
}
],
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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],
"glosses": [
"Intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves."
],
"links": [
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"Intensely",
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],
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"irritating"
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"distressing",
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],
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"nerves",
"nerves"
]
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "gut-wrenching"
},
{
"word": "nerve-wracking"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "令人緊張嘅"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ling⁶ jan⁴ gan² zoeng¹ ge³",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "令人紧张嘅"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervepirrende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "zenuwslopend"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "hermoja raastava"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervenzerfetzend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervenaufreibend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervenzermürbend"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervepirrende"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "intensely irritating or distressing",
"word": "nervepirrande"
}
],
"word": "nerve-racking"
}
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