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Dictionary: un·nerve   (ŭn-nûrv') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -nerved, -nerv·ing, -nerves.
  1. To deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness of purpose.
  2. To make nervous or upset.
unnervingly un·nerv'ing·ly adv.
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verb

    To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of: attenuate, debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, sap2, undermine, undo, weaken. See strong/weak.

 
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v

Definition: upset, intimidate
Antonyms: encourage, nerve, steel, strengthen


 
WordNet: unnerve
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: disturb the composure of
  Synonyms: faze, enervate, unsettle


 
Translations: Unnerve
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tage modet fra, gøre modløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
bang/van streek maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - décontenancer, rendre (qn) nerveux

Deutsch (German)
v. - entnerven

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συγχύζω, εκνευρίζω, παραλύω

Italiano (Italian)
snervare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enervar, debilitar

Русский (Russian)
лишать кого-л. силы или решимости, расстраивать, деморализовать, нервировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desconcertar, turbar, acobardar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvaga, förslappa, få att tappa koncepterna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使失去勇气, 使失常, 使身心交疲

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使失去勇氣, 使失常, 使身心交疲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 신경이 무뎌지다, 무기력하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 気力をなくさせる, いらいらさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) اوهن عزيمته, اخمد همته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שלל ביטחונו העצמי, ערער שלוותו, נטל אומץ ליבו‬


 
 
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