Antonyms for unnerving

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-nurv

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnɜrv

Definition of unnerving

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 :

She was bracing in every nerve against the unnerving of his presence.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was unnerving.
Extract from : « A Study In Scarlet » by Arthur Conan Doyle

She was conscious chiefly of an unnerving horror and a sense of contrition.
Extract from : « The Long Portage » by Harold Bindloss

For the man had obviously been through an unnerving experience.
Extract from : « A Lost Cause » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

But she was overcome by an unnerving sense of insignificance.
Extract from : « Mrs. Maxon Protests » by Anthony Hope

The fact was, that the intense excitement was unnerving him.
Extract from : « On Your Mark! » by Ralph Henry Barbour

The scream was decidedly the most unnerving of the various phenomena.
Extract from : « Ghosts I Have Seen » by Violet Tweedale

Likewise, it was unnerving to know that her every move was being watched.
Extract from : « Whispering Walls » by Mildred A. Wirt

Instead of unnerving, it had braced him to grapple with a difficult situation.
Extract from : « For the Allinson Honor » by Harold Bindloss

He was battling silently, skilfully, not to betray the dread which was unnerving him.
Extract from : « Parlous Times » by David Dwight Wells

Synonyms for unnerving

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