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Definition of unnerve verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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.
    Topics Feelingsc2
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