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Meaning of "unnerve" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNNERVE

unnerve  [ʌnˈnɜːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNNERVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unnerve is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb unnerve in English.

WHAT DOES UNNERVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unnerve in the English dictionary

The definition of unnerve in the dictionary is to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNNERVE

PRESENT

Present
I unnerve
you unnerve
he/she/it unnerves
we unnerve
you unnerve
they unnerve
Present continuous
I am unnerving
you are unnerving
he/she/it is unnerving
we are unnerving
you are unnerving
they are unnerving
Present perfect
I have unnerved
you have unnerved
he/she/it has unnerved
we have unnerved
you have unnerved
they have unnerved
Present perfect continuous
I have been unnerving
you have been unnerving
he/she/it has been unnerving
we have been unnerving
you have been unnerving
they have been unnerving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I unnerved
you unnerved
he/she/it unnerved
we unnerved
you unnerved
they unnerved
Past continuous
I was unnerving
you were unnerving
he/she/it was unnerving
we were unnerving
you were unnerving
they were unnerving
Past perfect
I had unnerved
you had unnerved
he/she/it had unnerved
we had unnerved
you had unnerved
they had unnerved
Past perfect continuous
I had been unnerving
you had been unnerving
he/she/it had been unnerving
we had been unnerving
you had been unnerving
they had been unnerving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will unnerve
you will unnerve
he/she/it will unnerve
we will unnerve
you will unnerve
they will unnerve
Future continuous
I will be unnerving
you will be unnerving
he/she/it will be unnerving
we will be unnerving
you will be unnerving
they will be unnerving
Future perfect
I will have unnerved
you will have unnerved
he/she/it will have unnerved
we will have unnerved
you will have unnerved
they will have unnerved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been unnerving
you will have been unnerving
he/she/it will have been unnerving
we will have been unnerving
you will have been unnerving
they will have been unnerving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would unnerve
you would unnerve
he/she/it would unnerve
we would unnerve
you would unnerve
they would unnerve
Conditional continuous
I would be unnerving
you would be unnerving
he/she/it would be unnerving
we would be unnerving
you would be unnerving
they would be unnerving
Conditional perfect
I would have unnerve
you would have unnerve
he/she/it would have unnerve
we would have unnerve
you would have unnerve
they would have unnerve
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been unnerving
you would have been unnerving
he/she/it would have been unnerving
we would have been unnerving
you would have been unnerving
they would have been unnerving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you unnerve
we let´s unnerve
you unnerve
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to unnerve
Past participle
unnerved
Present Participle
unnerving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNNERVE


conserve
kənˈsɜːv
curve
kɜːv
derv
dɜːv
deserve
dɪˈzɜːv
enerve
ɪˈnɜːv
incurve
ɪnˈkɜːv
innerve
ɪˈnɜːv
listserv
ˈlɪstˌsɜːv
lurve
lɜːv
MIRV
mɜːv
nerve
nɜːv
observe
əbˈzɜːv
perv
pɜːv
preserve
prɪˈzɜːv
re-serve
riːˈsɜːv
recurve
rɪˈkɜːv
reserve
rɪˈzɜːv
serve
sɜːv
swerve
swɜːv
verve
vɜːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNNERVE

unneath
unnecessarily
unnecessariness
unnecessary
unneeded
unneedful
unneedfully
unnegotiable
unneighborly
unneighboured
unneighbourly
unnerved
unnerving
unnervingly
unnest
unnetted
unneurotic
unnewsworthy
unnilhexium
unnilpentium

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNNERVE

abducens nerve
abducent nerve
accessory nerve
acoustic nerve
cranial nerve
facial nerve
glossopharyngeal nerve
hypoglossal nerve
lose one´s nerve
median nerve
nature reserve
oculomotor nerve
olfactory nerve
optic nerve
sciatic nerve
touch a nerve
trigeminal nerve
trochlear nerve
ulnar nerve
vagus nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve

Synonyms and antonyms of unnerve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNNERVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unnerve» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unnerve

Translation of «unnerve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNNERVE

Find out the translation of unnerve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unnerve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unnerve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使不安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poner nervioso
570 millions of speakers

English

unnerve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शांत लेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توتير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нервировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amedrontar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাহসশূন্য বলশূন্য করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

troubler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entnerven
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ろうばいさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걱정시키다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unnerve
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm suy nhược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குலைய வை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्बल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinirlendirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turbare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

załamać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нервувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unnerve
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκνευρίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontsenu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unnerve
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unnerve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unnerve

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNNERVE»

The term «unnerve» is regularly used and occupies the 93.213 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNNERVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unnerve» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unnerve» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unnerve

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNNERVE»

Discover the use of unnerve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unnerve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rambo and the Dalai Lama: The Compulsion to Win and Its ...
to unnerve rivals by accusations and scandals. Courtroom lawyers unnerve witnesses and defendants in cross-examination. Some men and women unnerve each other in intimacy power plays, and parents often unnerve children to control  ...
Gordon Fellman, 1998
2
The Trend: A Bulletin of Current History and Letters ...
Tulips Unnerve Me Paris in Spring! O par la Let us sing in the Champs, in the Bois. Oversweet breaths of acacia And tulips unnerve me. Ma foi! You are jolie, cherie, hein? Mais oui! So — how shall I say — a l'esplrlt. Voila la, hiss! do I view My ...
George Earle Raiguel, 1921
3
Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old ...
They [were complaining], backbiting, grumbling in the excavation: Let us confront our . . . , the chamberlain, That he may relieve us of our heavy work. . . . the counselor of the gods, the hero, come, let us unnerve him in his dwelling! [Enlil] ...
Bill T. Arnold, Bryan E. Beyer, 2002
4
The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
free and easy jolt; jumble; mix up; muddle; perturb; rattle; ruffle; shake up; stir up; unnerve; unsettle; upset. 2. blight; cripple; damage; disable; harm; hurt; impair; incapacitate; lame; mar; mess up; rack; ruin; sabotage; spoil; subvert; undermine;  ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
5
How I Became a Famous Novelist
... a blood feud. indict to unnerve indict to unnerve indict to unnerve indict to unnerve indict to unnerve, by Vic Chaster. (Putnam, 1111111111 33333 $24.95.) A prosecutor is the target of an investi- ...
Steve Hely, 2009
6
The Old Southwest, 1795-1830: Frontiers in Conflict
8. "Unnerve. the. Arm. that. Draws. the. Bow. and. Raises. the. Tommyhawk". In 1813, a year of near hysterical national turmoil, the military and Indian situation in the Old Southwest was one of bafflement and confusion. In many respects it was  ...
Thomas Dionysius Clark, 1996
7
Diccionario Español-inglés
unnerve [.An'narv] vt -nerved; -nerving : turban desconcertar, poner nervioso unnoticed [.An'noitast] adj : inad- yertido <to go unnoticed : pasar inadvertido> unobstructed [lAnab'strAktadlot// : li- bre. despejado unobtainable [.Ansb'teinabpl] adj ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1998
8
Chaldee Manuscript
312 IMAGINATION OUGHT NOT TO UNNERVE FOR ACTION. the nobler objects of its delight, and leave it fettered to life, a spirit of power, struggling and consuming itself in vain efforts. Shepherd. What, then, in plain words, is the bona- feedy ...
John Wilson, James Hogg, 1887
9
Noctes ambrosianae
312 IMAGINATION OUGHT NOT TO UNNERVE FOR ACTION. the nobler objects of its delight, and leave it fettered to life, a spirit of power, struggling and consuming itself in vain efforts. Shepherd. What, then, in plain words, is the bona- feedy ...
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, 1856
10
British Veterinary Journal
I was asked to unnerve a horse that had been lame for some weeks. I did so, but the lameness continued. No sign of any enlargement or tenderness was apparent about the fetlock. A post-mortem examination disclosed a small "chip" fracture ...
‎1900

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNNERVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unnerve is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Brand New Russian, Chinese Hypersonic Weapons Unnerve US
High-ranking US military officials acknowledged that highly maneuverable, ultra-fast and elusive hypersonic arms Russia and China are developing pose a ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
2
Low oil prices unnerve global markets
A renewed downturn in oil prices is sparking pessimism among traders. In recent weeks speculators have taken the most bearish position on oil in years. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
3
EMERGING MARKETS-Falling China stocks, oil unnerve emerging …
LONDON, July 28 Emerging stocks languished near a two-year low on Tuesday after Chinese shares took another beating while currencies, mired around ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
4 poll numbers that should unnerve Hillary Clinton
Four poll numbers came out over the weekend that are decidedly sobering for Hillary Clinton's presidential prospects in 2016. The first two come from ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Police raids in search of guns unnerve Jamestown moms in Toronto
On a tiny street in northwestern Toronto, a telltale mark is appearing on more and more doors: two dented semicircles, left by the impact of a battering ram. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Holiday fireworks can unnerve dogs
Marsletta Knapp sits in her dining room with two of her dogs, Lilly and Charlie, on Thursday in Rancho Viejo. Both dogs do not like the sound of fireworks, and ... «Brownsville Herald, Jul 15»
7
Only one country has a global strategy right now - and that should …
"The only country in the world with a global strategy right now is China — and I think that that should unnerve us," Bremmer told Business Insider in a sit-down ... «Business Insider, May 15»
8
The Unnerve of It All—Colin Dawson's Spooky New Daisy Heroin …
Stickers guitarist Colin Dawson returns in his Daisy Heroin audio/visual guise for a subliminally spooky trip into the hidden corners of your subconscious—on ... «TheStranger.com, May 15»
9
Does China's Growing Drone Fleet Unnerve the Pentagon?
China allegedly plans to build nearly 42,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by 2023, while the Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) is likely to become the ... «Sputnik International, May 15»
10
Iran's overtures unnerve Saudi power centers
The well-known Saudi commentator Jamal Khashoggi's columns are always interesting for the insights they provide into the politics of his country, given his ... «Asia Times Online, May 15»

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