unnerve

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

Verb

1. To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.

   to unnerve the arm

2. To upset.

   I was greatly unnerved by this.

Derived terms

• unnervingly

Translations

deprive of nerve, force or strength

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: lamauttaa (fi)
• French: affaiblir (fr)
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• Latin: debilito
• Russian: истощать (ru) (istoščatʹ), ослаблять (ru) (oslabljatʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: debilitar (es), enervar (es)

upset

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: hermostuttaa (fi), hermostua (fi)
• French: énerver (fr)
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• Latin: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: огорчать (ru) (ogorčatʹ), обескураживать (ru) (obeskuraživatʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: uznemiriti (sh), (adj. "unnerving") jeziv (sh) m
• Spanish: enervar (es)

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• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} verzwakken