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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fraz·zle /ˈfræzəl/
 (vt.)(vi.)(使)磨損,(使)磨破,(使)破爛磨破,破爛,疲憊狀態

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fraz·zle v. t.  [imp. & p. p. Frazzled p. pr. & vb. n. Frazzling ]  To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter; -- used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
    Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement.    --J. C. Harris.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fraz·zle, n.
 1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
    My fingers are all scratched to frazzles.    --Kipling.
    Gordon had sent word to Lee that he =\“had fought his corps to a frazzle.”\=    --Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln).
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 frazzle
      n : a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"
      v 1: wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn:
            fray]
      2: exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after
         the visit of her in-laws"