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unnerve

[uhn-nurv]

verb (used with object)

unnerved, unnerving 
  1. to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset.

    Fear unnerved him.



unnerve

/ ʌˈɜː /

verb

  1. (tr) to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unnerve1

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- 2 + nerve
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He gave her a letter and took her photo, which unnerved Raducanu, who had been aware of his presence at tournaments in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha in preceding weeks.

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Many have been doing the work for decades, but the anti-immigrant vitriol has reached a pitch that has them unnerved like never before.

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Effectively unnerving and strikingly photographed, this horror effort is concerned with the clash between Christianity and pre-Columbian traditions.

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"Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country and suspend their right to," Noem said through her unnervingly Botox-inflated lips.

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