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/ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/ · verb
To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate..
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.
Use unnerve when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unnerve means To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate..
Common synonyms include enervate, unsettle, faze.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to unnerve the arm
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