unnerve
pronunciation
How to pronounce unnerve in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈnɜ:v]
How to pronounce unnerve in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈnɜrv]
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- Verb:
- disturb the composure of
Word Origin
- unnerve (v.)
- 1620s, "to destroy the strength of," from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + nerve (v.). Meaning "to deprive of courage" is recorded from 1704. Related: Unnerved; unnerving.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Tumbling stock markets and credit crunches always unnerve .
- 2. If economies sink back into recession , further fiscal expansion could unnerve markets .
- 3. Global stock markets suffered heavy losses on monday as concerns about a slowdown in the us economy and the fallout from the credit squeeze continued to unnerve investors .
- 4. He hoped to unnerve kennedy and force him into concessions .
- 5. But gloomy data should retain the power to unnerve .