Meanings
nounnervous wreck (plural nervous wrecks)
plural nervous wrecks
- A very stressed and anxious person.
Synonyms: bundle of nerves, nervous Nellie, worrywart
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA very stressed and anxious person.
Translations
Finnish hermoraunio
- hermorauniovery stressed person
Swedish nervvrak
- nervvrakvery stressed person
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nervous wreck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nervous%20wreck
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“nervous wreck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nervous%20wreck. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nervous wreck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nervous%20wreck.
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