nerve-wasting
[/nɜːrv ˈweɪstɪŋ/]
adjective
que desgasta os nervos
1. causing extreme stress, anxiety, or mental exhaustion; wearing on one's nerves or emotional state
The nerve-wasting experience of waiting for test results kept her awake at night.
A experiência que desgasta os nervos de esperar pelos resultados dos testes a mantinha acordada à noite.
2. characterized by the gradual depletion of nervous energy or mental resilience
The nerve-wasting commute through heavy traffic left him exhausted every evening.
O trajeto que desgasta os nervos através do trânsito pesado o deixava exausto todas as noites.
While 'nerve-wasting' is a valid English term, 'nerve-racking' is considerably more common in both American and British English. In Brazilian Portuguese, expressions like 'desgastante,' 'estressante,' and 'que tira o sossego' are more frequently used in daily conversation to convey the same meaning. The term reflects the shared experience across English and Portuguese-speaking cultures of stress-induced exhaustion.
NYC Slang
nerve-wracking (more commonly used variant in NYC); stress-inducing
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