unnerved; unnerving; unnerves
1
: to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness
2
: to cause to become nervous : upset
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Examples of unnerve in a Sentence
Seeing the police in there unnerved me.
She was unnerved by his strange manner.
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Yes, but: However unnerving the news may have been lately, politics hasn't historically driven economic outcomes in a linear, predictable way.
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Neil Irwin, Axios, 24 July 2024
Here’s why his job is far from safe Bid to extradite Harvey Weinstein to California fought by NYC prosecutors
Kratom products have gone unregulated in California, unnerving both fans and critics
Technology crushing human creativity?
—Hartford Courant, 9 May 2024
Those unnerving ‘Dark Brandon’ campaign signs—the ones with fiery, X-ray vision eyes on a big Biden head—were gone.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 27 July 2024
That prospect has unnerved some leading liberal climate groups and boosted the confidence of Trump supporters, some of whom continue to dismiss the scientific consensus that a warming climate poses significant risks.
—Maxine Joselow, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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Neil Irwin, Axios, 24 July 2024
Here’s why his job is far from safe Bid to extradite Harvey Weinstein to California fought by NYC prosecutors
Kratom products have gone unregulated in California, unnerving both fans and critics
Technology crushing human creativity?
—Hartford Courant, 9 May 2024
Those unnerving ‘Dark Brandon’ campaign signs—the ones with fiery, X-ray vision eyes on a big Biden head—were gone.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 27 July 2024
That prospect has unnerved some leading liberal climate groups and boosted the confidence of Trump supporters, some of whom continue to dismiss the scientific consensus that a warming climate poses significant risks.
—Maxine Joselow, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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“Unnerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnerve. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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unnerve
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un·nerve
ˌən-ˈnərv 
ˈən-
unnerved; unnerving
: to deprive of nerve, courage, or self-control
the accident unnerved me
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