unnerve

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

Verb

unnerve (third-person singular simple present unnerves, present participle unnerving, simple past and past participle unnerved)

To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.
to unnerve the arm
To upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.
I was greatly unnerved by the news that my attacker was back in the country.

Derived terms

unnervingly

Translations

deprive of nerve, force or strength

Chinese:
Mandarin: 使虛弱, 使虚弱 (shǐ xūruò)
Finnish: lamauttaa (fi)
French: affaiblir (fr)

Latin: debilito
Russian: истощать (ru) (istoščatʹ), ослаблять (ru) (oslabljatʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: debilitar (es), enervar (es)

upset

Chinese:
Mandarin: 使不安 (shǐ bù'ān)
Finnish: hermostuttaa (fi), hermostua (fi)
French: énerver (fr)
Latin: please add this translation if you can

Maori: whakahārangi, kōnatunatu
Russian: огорчать (ru) (ogorčatʹ), обескураживать (ru) (obeskuraživatʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: uznemiriti (sh), (adj. "unnerving") jeziv (sh) m, živcirati (sh)
Spanish: enervar (es)

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} verzwakken (nl)

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