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unnerve::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | enervate, faze, unsettle |
| Type of | discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset |
| Has types | unman |
Examples of unnerve
unnerve
Charged situations at Colorado and Texas Tech seemed to unnerve them a year ago.
From the dallasnews.com
Still, the show's prospects and his role as host unnerve the camera-ready Cuban.
From the usatoday.com
Combining the latter two into descending turns appeared to unnerve his mother.
From the theatlantic.com
She knew he'd blow a fuse at the suggestion, and that that would unnerve you.
From the independent.co.uk
Only recently, though, has he been able to unnerve great players at a crucial time.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
As we expected, it takes more than a few tents to unnerve the British forces.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
The simplicity with which their defence had been penetrated seemed to unnerve Hull.
From the guardian.co.uk
It can so unnerve even big macho guys that they can barely breathe, let alone shoot.
From the kansas.com
Third and most important, China's position continues to unnerve the other claimants.
From the economist.com
- Faze: disturb the composure of
- (unnerved) deprived of courage and strength; "the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer"
- (unnerving) formidable: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"
- To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; To upset
