1. nerve-racking - Adjective
2. nerve-racking - Adjective Satellite
extremely irritating to the nerves
Source: WordNetnerve racking
Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practiced at spare moments it is a whole-time job. W. Somerset Maugham
Three months later, on September 5, 2001, at a pro-am event preceding the Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, I was invited to play a round with Tiger Woods. Nothing in the game of politics had ever been as nerve-racking as that game of golf. Jean Chrétien
Changes in my personal life are nerve-racking for me. Donny Deutsch
I definitely feel much more comfortable in front of the cameras after 'The Hills.' Before, it was much more nerve-racking. Audrina Patridge
Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. Itzhak Perlman
A 3-foot putt can be more nerve-racking than a 9-foot putt because a 3-foot putt you should be getting in. A 9-footer, there's a chance it won't go in. Lydia Ko