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Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-nurv
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnɜrv



Definition of unnerving

Origin :
  • 1620s, "to destroy the strength of," from un- (2) + nerve. Meaning "to deprive of courage" is recorded from 1704. Related: Unnerved; unnerving.
  • verb upset, intimidate
Example sentences :
  • She was bracing in every nerve against the unnerving of his presence.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was unnerving.
  • Extract from : « A Study In Scarlet » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • She was conscious chiefly of an unnerving horror and a sense of contrition.
  • Extract from : « The Long Portage » by Harold Bindloss
  • For the man had obviously been through an unnerving experience.
  • Extract from : « A Lost Cause » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • But she was overcome by an unnerving sense of insignificance.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Maxon Protests » by Anthony Hope
  • The fact was, that the intense excitement was unnerving him.
  • Extract from : « On Your Mark! » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • The scream was decidedly the most unnerving of the various phenomena.
  • Extract from : « Ghosts I Have Seen » by Violet Tweedale
  • Likewise, it was unnerving to know that her every move was being watched.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Walls » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • Instead of unnerving, it had braced him to grapple with a difficult situation.
  • Extract from : « For the Allinson Honor » by Harold Bindloss
  • He was battling silently, skilfully, not to betray the dread which was unnerving him.
  • Extract from : « Parlous Times » by David Dwight Wells

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