frazzled

fraz·zle  (frzl) Informal

v. fraz·zled, fraz·zling, fraz·zles

v.tr.

1. To wear away along the edges; fray.

2. To exhaust physically or emotionally.

v.intr.

1. To become worn away along the edges.

2. To become exhausted physically or emotionally.

n.

1. A frayed or tattered condition.

2. A condition of exhaustion: worked themselves to a frazzle.

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[Perhaps a blend of fray and dialectal fazzle, to unravel (from Middle English facelyn, to fray, from fasel, frayed edge, probably diminutive of fas, rootlets, from Old English fæs).]

Translations

frazzled [ˈfræz/əld] adj (fam) (person) → logorato/a; (bacon) → bruciato/a

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frazzled [ˈfræz/əld] adj (fam) (person) → logorato/a; (bacon) → bruciato/a