Definition of unnerve Unnerve

/ʌnɚˈv/ - [unerv] - un•nerve

We found 6 definitions of unnerve from 5 different sources.

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What does unnerve mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

unnerves, unnerving, unnerved  

unnerve - disturb the composure of
  faze, enervate, unsettle
  discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!"
  unman cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • unnerve (v. t.)
    To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • unnerve
    un-nėrv′, v.t. to deprive of nerve, strength, or vigour: to weaken.—adj. Unner′vate (obs.), enervated

Part of speech

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  • unnerve, verb, present, 1st person singular of unnerve (infinitive).
  • unnerve, verb (infinitive).

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