ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unnerving

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Unnerving is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of unnerve.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of unnerve.

More Meanings

  1. Causing a deprivation of courage, strength, confidence, etc.

Example Sentences

The situation was unnerving, and dangerous.
Presenting 14 unnerving segments, featured phobias include caetophobia (fear of hairs), henophobia (fear of young virgin girls), coprophobia (fear of feces), mysophobia (fear of contamination and germs), mazeophobia (fear of being lost), astrophobia (fear of celestial objects), mageirocophobia (fear of cooking) and oneirophobia (fear of dreams).

Synonyms for unnerving

Depending on context, synonyms include formidable, alarming, redoubtable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include alarming, formidable, redoubtable, annoying, baffling, boring.

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