English Explanatory Dictionary

unnerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
  2. To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unnerve.wav

Word forms

unnerve unnerves unnerving unnerved

Etymology

From un- + nerve.

Derived words

unnervingly
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