Synonyms for unnerved
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-nurv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnɜrv |
Top 10 synonyms for unnerved Other synonyms for the word unnerved
Définition of unnerved
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
- The truth was, he admitted ruefully to himself, they unnerved him.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- She has had a very trying and terrible experience and I do not wonder that she is unnerved.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
- He did not look in the least unnerved by the terrible ordeal.
- Extract from : « Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; » by "Noname"
- "It was that madman rushing in unnerved her," Copplestone cried fiercely.
- Extract from : « The Crooked House » by Brandon Fleming
- But the glassy stare of the motionless figure had unnerved her.
- Extract from : « The Crooked House » by Brandon Fleming
- You are unnerved, child; the events of the morning have been too much for you.
- Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
- The other girls were sorry but not really shaken or unnerved by the news.
- Extract from : « Molly Brown's Senior Days » by Nell Speed
- The rapidly succeeding incidents of that day and night had unnerved him, also.
- Extract from : « The Last Woman » by Ross Beeckman
- Madeleine was unnerved by the agitating incidents of the morning.
- Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
- He had given way too long to maddening thoughts, and they had unnerved him.
- Extract from : « The New Tenant » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Antonyms for unnerved
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