nerve-racking

[ nurv-rak-ing ]

/ ˈnɜrvˌræk ɪŋ /

extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.

Origin of nerve-racking

First recorded in 1805–15

"It's been a long and nerve-racking couple of months," Onymous said before disappearing into the ether of the Internet.

Who Captured Mitt Romney's 47% Video Clip? |David Frum |November 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But even during the live performance, which could be nerve-racking for veteran singers, they showed no fear.

Lennon and Maisy Stella Dish on Their Viral Stardom |Nina Strochlic |June 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But it was undeniably too fast and nerve-racking for most farmers.

The Romance of the Reaper |Herbert Newton Casson
Time and again this nerve-racking experience was encountered.

American Merchant Ships and Sailors |Willis J. Abbot

Further acquaintance reveals to me the fact that it is the seething center of the most nerve-racking excitement.

Glengarry Schooldays |Ralph Connor
Of course when you were dealing with hundreds of people, you did not have any nerve-racking hysterics about any one man.

The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 |James H. Blount
The silence of those three men crouching like tigers about to leap was more menacing than the nerve-racking yells.

The Light of Western Stars |Zane Grey