Synonyms for unnerving
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-nurv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnɜrv |
Top 10 synonyms for unnerving Other synonyms for the word unnerving
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for unnerving
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