frazzle |ˈfrazəl| informal
verb [ trans. ] [usu. as adj. ] ( frazzled)cause to feel completely exhausted; wear out : a frazzled parent.
noun ( a frazzle)
fray : change the skirt if it gets frazzled | figurative it's enough to frazzle the nerves.

ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally dialect): perhaps a blend of fray  and obsolete fazle [ravel out,]  ( Read more... )