TRYING
Dictionary entry overview: What does trying mean? • TRYING (adjective)
The adjective TRYING has 2 senses:
1. hard to endure
2. extremely irritating to the nerves
Familiarity information: TRYING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRYING (adjective)
Meaning:
Hard to endure
Context example:
fell upon trying times
Similar:
difficult; hard (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)
Meaning:
Extremely irritating to the nerves
Synonyms:
nerve-racking; nerve-wracking; stressful; trying
Context examples:
nerve-racking noise / the stressful days before a war / a trying day at the office
Similar:
disagreeable (not to your liking)
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