Unnerve
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unnerve is a verb meaning To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
Meaning
To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
More Meanings
- To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.
Example Sentences
to unnerve the arm
I was greatly unnerved by the news that my attacker was back in the country.
But new immigration is no longer the primary driver of the growing racial, ethnic and religious diversity that unnerves much of the GOP coalition.
Word Forms
- unnerves
- unnerving
- unnerved
Synonyms for unnerve
Depending on context, synonyms include enervate, unsettle, faze.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include enervate, faze, unsettle, appal, enerve, denervate.
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