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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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
There’s also the issue of whether a succession battle will unnerve investors.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
But Mulaney’s isn’t the only show that could unnerve the usual late-night lineup.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 June 2024
It was released the following year and has been unnerving audiences ever since.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Unnerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnerve. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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