Definition of "frazzle" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To fray or wear down, especially at the edges.

   • The new puppy has been chewing on everything, and my favorite afghan has become frazzled.

2. (transitive) To drain emotionally or physically.

   • After dealing with the children all day, I just can’t help feeling frazzled.

noun

1. (informal) A burnt fragment; a cinder or crisp.

   • The bacon was burned to a frazzle.

2. (informal) The condition or quality of being frazzled; a frayed end.

   • 1886–90, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History Gordon had sent word to Lee that he had fought his corps to a frazzle
   • My fingers are all cut to frazzles..

3. A messy situation or scene.