1. Extremely irritating to the nerves
   "the stressful days before a war"
   - nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, trying

See also: disagreeable

• breastplate
• breaststroke
• breaststroker
• breastwork
• breath
• breath of fresh air
• breathable
• breathalyse
• breathalyser
• breathalyze
• breathalyzer
• breathe
• breathe in
• breathe out
• breathed
• breather
• breathing
• breathing apparatus
• breathing device
• breathing in
• breathing machine
• breathing out
• breathing place
• breathing room
• breathing space