[
US
/ənˈnɝvd/
]
[ UK /ʌnnˈɜːvd/ ]
[ UK /ʌnnˈɜːvd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
deprived of courage and strength
the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer
How To Use unnerved In A Sentence
- She was also intense and her actual presence unnerved me a little. Times, Sunday Times
- Somewhat unnerved , Ah Fu nevertheless kept on, " Rubbish!
- Though Zuckerberg had stayed coolheaded during the News Feed crisis, the young CEO was now unnerved. The Facebook Effect
- Investors were unnerved yesterday by disappointing interim results from Polar Capital. Times, Sunday Times
- The loud, resounding sound unnerved the monkeys and they bolted from the scene.
- No wonder a word unnerved me; but I could not tell Mr. Hamilton this. Uncle Max
- Although they were shortened because of the long introduction, I was still bewildered - and a little unnerved - by the fact that Mme LeFay, our directrice, had started our daily routine… on the very first day.
- Of course, there is uncertainty, people feel unnerved. Times, Sunday Times
- Unhappy and unnerved she hears the scratching, growling and barking of battle going on outside.
- A tight, constricting pain was setting on her heart, and it unnerved her more than anything, because she knew what it was.