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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| nerve-wracking, nerve-racking (adj.) |
| These homophones are variants of the same word meaning “intensely stressful on the nerves,” “trying of the patience,” as in That oral exam was a nerve-wracking [nerve-racking] ordeal. Both spellings are Standard. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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