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   Un·nerve

   /ˌənˈnərv/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) lose courage or confidence: "the journey over the bridge had unnerved me"

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   What is the difference between enervate and unnerve?

   • unnerve implies marked often temporary loss of courage, self-control, or power to act. enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort. unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit.

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   What does it mean if something unnerves you?

   • If you say that something unnerves you, you mean that it worries or troubles you. The news about Dermot had unnerved me. [VERB noun] Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   Is a slowdown unnerved?

   • It’s the way that he stares that I find so unnerving. Talk of an economic slowdown has so far failed to unnerve American markets. be unnerved by sth Investors were unnerved by recent profit warnings. That's unnerving, but it also means that citizens and politicians have the opportunity to fix the problem before it gets worse.

   UNNERVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Unnerve is a verb that means to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness, or to cause to become nervous. See synonyms, examples, history, and usage of unnerve in a sentence.

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   Unnerve means to make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and related words, and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   Unnerve means to make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from various sources.

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   To unnerve someone is to make them feel scared or confused. Haunted houses are meant to unnerve you — though there may be nothing that unnerves you more than the first day at a new school. The original meaning of unnerve, dating back to the 17th century, was "to destroy the strength of."

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   Unnerve means to make somebody feel nervous or frightened or lose confidence. See the pronunciation, grammar, usage notes and synonyms of unnerve in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   3 days ago · Unnerve means to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, or self-control, or to make feel weak, nervous, or upset. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and collocations of unnerve with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Unnerve definition: to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset. See examples of UNNERVE used in a sentence.