unnerve
- to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
Origin of unnerve
Related Words for unnerving
dismay, discourage, dishearten, unsettle, dispirit, bewilder, perturb, rattle, frighten, disconcert, distract, confound, chill, undermine, agitate, shake, fluster, daunt, sap, demoralizeExamples from the Web for unnerving
Contemporary Examples of unnerving
So much of what is considered “romantic” is actually inappropriate, pressuring, or unnerving.
Through it all, Chris Hughes nodded approvingly, an unnerving grin on his face.
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old MagazineLloyd Grove
December 5, 2014
The Daily Mail reports that Mr Anderson Wheeler, 34, said: “I found it very harassing and unnerving.”
How A British Aristocrat Used Big Game Hunter’s Sperm To Get Pregnant Without His PermissionTom Sykes
December 2, 2014
Hearing the names of places students frequent on the national news has been unnerving, students told The Daily Beast.
Person of Interest Identified in Disappearance of UVA Student Hannah GrahamJulia Horowitz
September 19, 2014
The result is an intimate and unnerving dive into their relationship narrated by the two subjects.
Historical Examples of unnerving
She was bracing in every nerve against the unnerving of his presence.
The Coast of ChanceEsther Chamberlain
Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was unnerving.
A Study In ScarletArthur Conan Doyle
She was conscious chiefly of an unnerving horror and a sense of contrition.
The Long PortageHarold Bindloss
For the man had obviously been through an unnerving experience.
A Lost CauseCyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
But she was overcome by an unnerving sense of insignificance.
Mrs. Maxon ProtestsAnthony Hope
unnerve
- (tr) to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc