frazzle
Worn completely out
Frazzle suggests wearing down to the point of exhaustion or disintegration.
To frazzle is to fray, exhaust, or reduce to tatters—literally or figuratively.
The noun appears almost exclusively in the phrase worn to a frazzle, meaning completely exhausted: By the end of the semester, I was worn to a frazzle.
Frazzled describes someone stressed and depleted: frazzled parents, frazzled nerves.
Persistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
agitated · overwrought · rattled · unraveled · jangled · on-edge · nerves · jittery
Worn until transparent
unraveled · shabby · tatty · moth-eaten · holey · ripped · edges · seams
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
frantic · agitated · overwrought · rattled · unraveled · jangled · on-edge · nerves · jittery · wound-up
threadbare
Worn until transparent
torn · unraveled · shabby · tatty · moth-eaten · holey · ripped · edges · seams · fabric
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
spent · sapped · weary · worn-out · enervated · debilitated · prostration · collapse · lassitude · enfeebled
burnt
Damaged by heat
blackened · overcooked · crispy · crackling · cinders · bacon · fried · sizzled · shriveled · dried-out
- stressstress, chronic stress, acute stress, strain, stressor
- agitationagitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, unease
frazzleenergize
Supply with vitality
invigorate · vitalize · rejuvenate · revitalize · refresh
frazzlepreserve
Protect from loss
refreshment · revitalization · rejuvenation · maintain · restore