Unnerve — Un*nerve , v. t. [1st pref. un + nerve.] To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. [1913 Webster] Unequal match d, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unnerve — UK US /ʌnˈnɜːv/ verb [T] ► to make someone feel nervous or less confident: »Talk of an economic slowdown has so far failed to unnerve American markets. be unnerved by sth »Investors were unnerved by recent profit warnings … Financial and business terms
unnerve — unnerve, enervate, unman, emasculate can all mean to deprive of strength or vigor and of the capacity for endurance, overcoming difficulties, or making progress. Unnerve implies marked loss of courage, steadiness, and self control or of power to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unnerve — [unnʉrv′] vt. unnerved, unnerving 1. to cause to lose one s courage, self confidence, etc. 2. to make feel weak, nervous, etc. SYN. UNNERVE implies a causing to lose courage or self control as by shocking, dismaying, etc. [the screams unnerved… … English World dictionary
unnerve — index disable, discommode, discourage, disturb, frighten, intimidate, menace, perturb, upset … Law dictionary
unnerve — 1620s, to destroy the strength of, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + NERVE (Cf. nerve). Meaning to deprive of courage is recorded from 1704. Related: Unnerved; unnerving … Etymology dictionary
unnerve — [v] upset, intimidate agitate, bewilder, bowl over*, buffalo*, chill*, confound, daunt, demoralize, disarm, discombobulate, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, distract, enervate, enfeeble, floor*, fluster, frighten, get to*,… … New thesaurus
unnerve — ► VERB ▪ deprive of courage or confidence. DERIVATIVES unnerving adjective … English terms dictionary
unnerve — UK [ʌnˈnɜː(r)v] / US [ʌnˈnɜrv] verb [transitive] Word forms unnerve : present tense I/you/we/they unnerve he/she/it unnerves present participle unnerving past tense unnerved past participle unnerved to make someone nervous or frightened Derived… … English dictionary
unnerve — verb a) To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. to unnerve the arm b) To upset. I was greatly unnerved by this … Wiktionary
