unnerve
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset.
unnerved
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past participleof unnerve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof unnerve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
unnerveverb (used with object)to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset.
Example Sentences
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TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow said investors have also become unnerved by an expected sales dip for Conagra’s ongoing quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Yet this latest obstacle has truly unnerved him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The local postmaster, a Jacksonian Democrat named Alfred Huger, was unnerved by what he considered inflammatory content and sequestered the abolitionist material, rather than comply with his legal obligation to deliver the mail.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Having felt confident I would get a clean bill of health - especially when it comes to my skin - I was a bit unnerved to discover that I'd need to have extra tests.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
His smile was gone, replaced by an earnestness that unnerved me.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
