unnerve

[US]/ʌn'nɜːv/
[UK]/ˌʌn'nɝv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make someone lose courage, confidence, or composure; disturb or unsettle.

Example Sentences

The experience completely unnerved me.

He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions.

slightly unnerved by the contretemps, I was not at concert pitch.

the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer.

his touch, which had so aroused her moments before, unnerved her now.

He has unnerved them with his swashbuckling fight against corruption, and exasperated them with his ruminative style of management.

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