'Frazzle' definitions:
Definition of 'frazzle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"
verb
Wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn: fray, frazzle]
verb
Exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
Definition of 'Frazzle'
From: GCIDE
- Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, n.
- 1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. --Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. a state of extreme exhaustion; -- often used in the phrase
- worn to a frazzle. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5]
- Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his corps to a frazzle." --Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Frazzle'
From: GCIDE
- Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frazzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Frazzling.] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.] To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter; -- used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement. --J. C. Harris. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'frazzle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablate,
- abrade,
- abrase,
- abrasion,
- agitate,
- bark,
- beat,
- blemish,
- bloody,
- bother,
- break,
- bugger,
- burn,
- burn out,
- chafe,
- check,
- chip,
- claw,
- concern,
- concussion,
- crack,
- crackle,
- craze,
- cut,
- debilitate,
- disquiet,
- distress,
- disturb,
- do in,
- do up,
- enervate,
- erase,
- erode,
- exhaust,
- fag,
- fag out,
- fatigue,
- file,
- flag,
- flash burn,
- fracture,
- fray,
- fret,
- gall,
- gash,
- give concern,
- gnaw,
- gnaw away,
- grate,
- graze,
- grind,
- harass,
- hurt,
- incise,
- incision,
- injure,
- injury,
- jade,
- knock out,
- knock up,
- lacerate,
- laceration,
- lesion,
- maim,
- make mincemeat of,
- maul,
- mortal wound,
- mutilate,
- mutilation,
- outwear,
- overfatigue,
- overstrain,
- overtire,
- overweary,
- pierce,
- poop,
- poop out,
- prostrate,
- puncture,
- rasp,
- raze,
- rend,
- rent,
- rip,
- rub away,
- rub off,
- rub out,
- run,
- rupture,
- savage,
- scald,
- scorch,
- scotch,
- scour,
- scrape,
- scratch,
- scrub,
- scuff,
- second-degree burn,
- skin,
- slash,
- slit,
- sore,
- sprain,
- stab,
- stab wound,
- stick,
- strain,
- tatter,
- tear,
- third-degree burn,
- tire,
- tire out,
- tire to death,
- trauma,
- traumatize,
- trouble,
- tucker,
- upset,
- use up,
- weaken,
- wear,
- wear away,
- wear down,
- wear off,
- wear on,
- wear out,
- wear ragged,
- weary,
- weather,
- wilt,
- wind,
- wound,
- wounds immedicable,
- wrench