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Word: Frazzle
Speech Type: Verb
early 19th century: perhaps a blend of fray and obsolete fazle ‘ravel out’, of Germanic origin. The word was originally East Anglian dialect, with the meaning ‘tear or unravel’; it came into standard British English via the US
ˈfrazl
cause to show the effects of exhaustion or strain
Short Definition:cause to show effects of exhaustion or strain
Examples:- Richard was frequently frazzled by the conflicting demands of work and home
- trying to do too much in too little time could frazzle everyone's nerves and ruin your vacation
damage or cause to shrivel by burning or exposure to heat
Short Definition:damage by burning
Examples:- families whose homes overlook a field that was frazzled by the fire feared that the flames would reach their houses
- I frazzled my fair skin almost to obliteration
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