unnerve

English

Etymology

un- + nerve

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

Verb

unnerve (third-person singular simple present unnerves, present participle unnerving, simple past and past participle unnerved)

  1. To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.
    to unnerve the arm
  2. To upset.
    I was greatly unnerved by this.

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