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unnerving

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un·nerve  (n-nûrv)
tr.v. un·nerved, un·nerv·ing, un·nerves
1. To deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness of purpose.
2. To make nervous or upset.
un·nerving·ly adv.
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Adj.1.unnerving - 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"
redoubtable, formidable
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger


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Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was unnerving.
A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
It was an awesome thing to sleep in that ill-fated camp; and yet it was even more unnerving to do so in the jungle.
The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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