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un·nerve
 unnerve
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
nuhrv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
unnerves, unnerving, unnerved |
| definition: |
to deprive of composure, courage, determination, or the like; disconcert; discourage.
The gory scene unnerved him.- synonyms:
- daunt, dispirit, faze
- antonyms:
- hearten, nerve
- similar words:
- demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, fluster, intimidate, rattle, shake, unman, upset
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| related words: |
appall, chill, daunt, discourage, dismay, fluster, frighten, ruffle, shake, startle, surprise |
adverb + (v.)unnerve
bit, clearly, completely, deeply, equally, especially, initially, little, momentarily, obviously, particularly, seriously, slightly, somehow, somewhat, thoroughly, totally, vaguely
(v.)unnerve
+ adverb
first
(v.)unnerve
+ noun
darkness, incident, investor, patience, presence, prospect, proximity, resident, sight
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