unnerve
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset.
will unnerve
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future tenseof unnerve.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Their relentlessly upbeat line deliveries will unnerve anyone who has played the role of the family mediator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
The loss of bullish momentum on Wall Street on Thursday as the session progressed and renewed 'bear steepening' of the U.S. yield curve will unnerve some investors.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023
They will unnerve our allies and amuse our opponents.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2016
Such remarks will unnerve markets still uncertain whether Bratusek can hold the government together now that it has staved off the immediate threat of a bailout.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2014
A fainting woman, if she is beautiful and fashionably dressed, will unnerve even a resourceful police official.
From The Hampstead Mystery by John R. (John Reay) Watson
