unnerved
/ənnˈɝvd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of unnerve
adj
Deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.
Example Sentences
- "`Surely he dieth even now.' `True,' she said, with a start. `Oh, why did I not come before! I am unnerved - my hand trembles, even mine - and yet it is very easy.'"
- "[…]Wrapped in around itself and self-befriended, His science needn't get him so unnerved. He had been too all out , too much extended . He slapped his breast to verify his purse And hugged himself for all his universe . […]"
Inflected Forms
more unnerved (comparative)
most unnerved (superlative)