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unnerve

[ uhn-nurv ]

verb (used with object)

unnerved, unnerving.
  1. to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset:

    Fear unnerved him.



unnerve

/ ʌˈɜː /

verb

  1. tr to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unnerve1

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- 2 + nerve
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Too often, the desire to unnerve audiences takes priority, resulting in the metaphor being muddled between jump scares and gore.

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And there, like an old friend, is Cronenberg’s regular composer Howard Shore with a synth moan to keep the mood unnerving.

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She’s unnerved by the news images of undocumented immigrants being loaded onto planes, shackled like violent criminals, and returned to their native countries.

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I sat for a Bachardy portrait in 1983 — one of two he made that day is in the Huntington exhibition — and the experience was unnerving.

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Villa's Champions League odyssey ended with defeat by Paris St-Germain, but the manner in which they unnerved arguably the most impressive side in this season's competition demonstrated that they belonged in this elite company.

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