unnerve
verb/ˌʌnˈnɜːv/
/ˌʌnˈnɜːrv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unnerve | /ˌʌnˈnɜːv/ /ˌʌnˈnɜːrv/ |
| he / she / it unnerves | /ˌʌnˈnɜːvz/ /ˌʌnˈnɜːrvz/ |
| past simple unnerved | /ˌʌnˈnɜːvd/ /ˌʌnˈnɜːrvd/ |
| past participle unnerved | /ˌʌnˈnɜːvd/ /ˌʌnˈnɜːrvd/ |
| -ing form unnerving | /ˌʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈnɜːrvɪŋ/ |
- unnerve somebody to make somebody feel nervous or frightened or lose confidence
- His silence unnerved us.
- She appeared strained and a little unnerved.
- I was completely unnerved by the way she kept staring at me.
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