unnerved; unnerving; unnerves
1
: to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness
2
: to cause to become nervous : upset
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Examples of unnerve in a Sentence
Seeing the police in there unnerved me.
She was unnerved by his strange manner.
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Olga R. Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Olga R. Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
In the first episode Desmond’s kind of defined by his ability to unnerve people without saying a word.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
Patricia Marx descends into the bunker real estate market for this story, which is funny, twisted, and unnerving all at once.
—Longreads, 30 Aug. 2024
Patel’s nomination also appears to have unnerved some with regards to Wray’s future.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Unnerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnerve. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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unnerve
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un·nerve
ˌən-ˈnərv 
ˈən-
unnerved; unnerving
: to deprive of nerve, courage, or self-control
the accident unnerved me
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