unnerve

un·nerve

 (ŭn-nûrv′)

tr.v. un·nerved, un·nerv·ing, un·nerves

To cause to lose courage or firmness of purpose: "It unnerved him to think that she would be at the supper-table, looking up at him while he spoke with her critical quizzing eyes" (James Joyce).

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un·nerv′ing·ly adv.

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unnerve

(ʌnˈnɜːv)

vb

(tr) to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc

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un•nerve

(ʌnˈnɜrv)

v.t. -nerved, -nerv•ing.

to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset.

[1595–1605]

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unnerve

Past participle: unnerved
Gerund: unnerving

Imperative

unnerve

unnerve

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

unnerve - disturb the composure of     faze, unsettle, enervate unman - cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure

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unnerve

verb shake, upset, disconcert, disturb, intimidate, frighten, rattle (informal), discourage, dismay, daunt, disarm, confound, fluster, faze, unman, demoralize, unhinge, psych out (informal), throw off balance, dishearten, dispirit The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
encourage, strengthen, hearten, support, arm, steel, nerve, brace, gee up

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unnerve

verb

To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of:

attenuate, debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, sap, undermine, undo, weaken.

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Translations

يوهِن العَزيمَه

vynervovatzdeptat

gøre nervøs

entmutigengenervtverunsichern

hermostuahermostuttaalamauttaa

énerver

innervosire

trikdyti

atnemt drosmiuztraukt

zdeptať

cesaretini/azmini kırmak

使失去勇气使气馁

unnerve

[ˈʌnˈnɜːv] VT → desconcertar

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unnerve

[ˌʌnˈnɜː^rv] vt → troubler
to be unnerved by sth → être troublé(e) par qch

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unnerve

vt → entnerven; (gradually) → zermürben; (= discourage) speaker → entmutigen; unnerved by their reaction → durch ihre Reaktion aus der Ruhe gebracht

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unnerve

[ʌnˈnɜːv] vt (subj, accident) → sgomentare; (hostile attitude) → bloccare; (experience) → far sentire disagio

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unnerve

(ˌanˈneː(r)v) verb

to make someone feel nervous or discouraged. The look on his face unnerved her. ontsenu يوهِن العَزيمَه нервирам debilitar vynervovat, zdeptat genervt, entmutigt gøre nervøs; tage modet fra ταράζω, αναστατώνω, αποθαρρύνωdesconcertar, turbar; amilanar, acobardar rahutuks tegema, närvi ajama عصبی کردن hermostuttaa לְעַרעֵר בִּיטָחוֹן हतोत्साह करना oslabiti živce, obeshrabriti kihoz a sodrából snervare 元気を失わせる 무기력하게 하다 kelti nerimą, trikdyti uztraukt; atņemt drosmi menggentarkan onzeker maken, nerveus maken ta motet fra, skremme wytrącać z równowagi وارخطا كول، بي ارادي كول،كنټرول له لاسه وركول нервировать ochromiť, vyčerpať, zdeptať nervirati; jemati pogum obeshrabriti få att tappa koncepterna, göra nervös ทำให้ตกใจ cesaretini/azmini kırmak 使氣餒 розслабляти; нервувати ہمت پست کرنا làm cho ai cảm thấy căng thẳng 使气馁，使失去勇气

unnerving adjective

an unnerving silence/experience. verlammend موهنٌ للعَزيمَه нервно debilitado deptající, nervující entmutigt foruroligende που προκαλεί ταραχή, αναστάτωσηdesconcertante rahutukstegev, närviline عصبی کننده hermostuttava מוֹצִיא מְהַשָלווָה हतोत्साहसकारी nervirajući idegesítő snervante 元気を失わせるような 무기력하게 하는 nejaukus, nemalonus uztraucošs; tāds, kas atņem drosmi menggentarkan ontstellend som tar motet fra en, skremmende wytrącający z równowagi عصبی کوونکی неприятный ochromujúci, skľučujúci zoprn, dražeč obeshrabrujući förlamande ที่ทำให้ตกใจ cesaret kırıcı 令人氣餒的 нервуючий تھکا دينے والا cảm thấy bực bội 失去勇气的

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