Antonyms for unnerve

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-nurv

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnɜrv

Definition of unnerve

Origin : 1620s, "to destroy the strength of," from un- (2) + nerve. Meaning "to deprive of courage" is recorded from 1704. Related: Unnerved; unnerving.

verb upset, intimidate

Example sentences :

If a single scream could unnerve me that much it had to be bad.
Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long

Lou felt that they were wandering from the point, and that in digression Alexandra might unnerve him.
Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather

He dared not look at her while he spoke, lest seeing her should unnerve him altogether.
Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet

Don't try to talk; such a sight is enough to unnerve any man.
Extract from : « That Affair Next Door » by Anna Katharine Green

This question, simple as it was, seemed to both terrify and unnerve her.
Extract from : « The Old Stone House and Other Stories » by Anna Katharine Green

Small wonder that the sight of a gray habit was enough to unnerve the man.
Extract from : « Life in a Tank » by Richard Haigh

To know it to a certainty, would only tend to unnerve and dishearten us.
Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846 » by Various

She felt that something dreadful must have happened to unnerve him so.
Extract from : « In League with Israel » by Annie F. Johnston

It staggered Ramsay and sent him reeling, but it did not unnerve him.
Extract from : « The Spell of the White Sturgeon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

Fear did not unnerve her, nor anxiety stay her hands in any thing.
Extract from : « The Allen House » by T. S. Arthur

Synonyms for unnerve

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