The meaning of UNNERVE is to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness. How to use unnerve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Unnerve.

It's a little unnerving to see your community suffering another earthquake. What is slightly unnerving is how similar all their houses look. She didn't mention the unnerving incident to her family.

making somebody feel nervous or frightened. Definition of unnerving adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, …

UNNERVING definition: depriving a person of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; disconcerting. See examples of unnerving used in a sentence.

If you describe something as unnerving, you mean that it makes you feel worried or uncomfortable. It is very unnerving to find out that someone you see every day is carrying a potentially deadly virus.

to make someone feel nervous or discouraged.

Use the adjective unnerving to describe situations and experiences that cause you to lose your courage. No matter how brave you are, a walk alone through a cemetery at night is bound to be a little unnerving.

She was unnerved by his strange manner. I had an unnerving encounter with her yesterday. The news of my brother's accident was unnerving. The neighborhood was unnervingly quiet.

Synonyms for UNNERVING: disturbing, uneasy, unsettling, tense, nervous, anxious, creepy, restless; Antonyms of UNNERVING: easy, quiet, comfortable, peaceful, tranquil, calming, restful, quieting

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