frazzlenoun [ S ]
uk/ˈfræz.əl/us/ˈfræz.əl/frazzle noun [ S ] (TIRED STATE)
informal a state of being very tired in a nervous or slightly anxious (= worried and nervous) way after a lot of mental or physical effort:
She's worn herself to a frazzle (= made herself very tired and nervous) trying to meet the deadline.
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Anxiety and worry - general words
- agitation
- angst
- anxiety
- apprehension
- consternation
- discomfit
- discomfort
- nerve
- oppression
- overwork
- panic attack
- perturbation
- preoccupation
- restive
- strain
- tizzy
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- vexation
- yip
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frazzle noun [ S ] (BURNED)
UK informal a state of being completely burned or tired out:
I went to answer the phone and when I came back the eggs were burned to a frazzle.
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Burning, burnt & on fire
- aflame
- alight
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- lighted
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- spontaneous combustion
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