frayed

fray ¹  (fr)

n.

1. A scuffle; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.

2. A heated dispute or contest.

tr.v. frayed, fray·ing, frays Archaic

1. To alarm; frighten.

2. To drive away.

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[Middle English frai, shortening of affrai; see affray.]

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fray ²  (fr)

v. frayed, fray·ing, frays

v.tr.

1. To strain; chafe: repeated noises that fray the nerves.

2. To wear away (the edges of fabric, for example) by rubbing.

v.intr.

To become worn away or tattered along the edges.

n.

A frayed or threadbare spot, as on fabric.

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[Middle English fraien, to wear, bruise, from Old French fraier, to rub, from Latin fricre.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

frayed - worn away or tattered along the edges; "frayed cuffs" worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

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frayed

adjective

1. worn, ragged, worn out, tattered, threadbare, worn thin, out at elbows a shapeless and frayed jumper

2. strained, stressed, tense, edgy, uptight (informal), frazzled Nerves are frayed all round.

Translations

frayed [freɪd] ADJ

1. [cloth, garment, cuff,] → deshilachado, raído; [rope] → desgastado

2. [nerves] → crispado
tempers were getting frayed → los ánimos se estaban caldeando, la gente estaba perdiendo la paciencia

3. [person] (= strained) → tenso
he's beginning to look a bit frayed around the edges (fig) → ya se le empiezan a notar los años

frayed [ˈfreɪd] adj

(because of irritation) to be frayed
Tempers were frayed → L'exaspération gagnait.
to become frayed
Nerves became frayed → L'exaspération gagnait.

(because of stress)
Her nerves were frayed → Elle était à bout de nerfs.

frayed

adj jeans etc → ausgefranst; (fig) → gereizt, angespannt; my nerves are quite frayed → ich bin mit den Nerven runter or am Ende (inf); tempers were frayed → die Gemüter waren erhitzt; I’m a bit frayed at or around the edges (inf) → ich bin ziemlich mit den Nerven runter (inf)

frayed [freɪd] adj → sdrucito/a, logoro/a