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[ uhn-nurv ] / ʌnˈnɜrv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unnerve ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), un·nerved, un·nerv·ing.to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him. Origin of unnerveFirst recorded in 1595–1605; un-2 + nerve Words nearby unnerveUnna boot, unnail, unnamed, unnatural, unnecessary, unnerve, unnilennium, unnilhexium, unniloctium, unnilpentium, unnilquadium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unnerveMore likely, it would make noises or take steps to unnerve peace with Israel in the Sinai just to show us up. Leslie H. Gelb on the Democracy-Elections Trap in Egypt|Leslie H. Gelb|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yesterday, China Daily reported that the collapse of the boom on the crane “may unnerve some Chinese buyers.” Fleeing the Dangling ‘Boom of Doom’ Skyscraper Crane atop One57th|Michael Gross|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST And it could unnerve the establishment—including the powerful Army. First Female Prime Minister's Herculean Task|Lennox Samuels|August 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST Part of her secret is her certitude, which is enough to unnerve most people. Inside Vogue's Queendom|Kim Masters|August 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The idea of sex with a guy who normally gets paid for it began to unnerve me. What Hookers Do on Valentine's Day|Tracy Quan|February 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST If a single scream could unnerve me that much it had to be bad. The Man the Martians Made|Frank Belknap Long There may be something to unnerve you, and that must not happen now. Graustark|George Barr McCutcheon Their object was, apparently, to alarm and unnerve us before they approached. The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith|W.H.G. Kingston Nothing that could unnerve his hand or weaken his insight should enter this spot sacred to his great hope. Initials Only|Anna Katharine Green Tubby had not yet been informed of Rob's disappearance, as it was feared that it might unnerve him. The Boy Scouts On The Range|Lieut. Howard Payson
British Dictionary definitions for unnerve
verb(tr) to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unnervedismay, discourage, dishearten, unsettle, dispirit, bewilder, perturb, rattle, frighten, disconcert, distract, confound, chill, undermine, agitate, shake, fluster, daunt, sap, demoralize |