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lose one's nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
lose one's n-erve
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop doing or fail to do something because one lacks courage.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

loses one's nerve (present, singular) losing one's nerve (participle, present) lost one's nerve (participle, past) lost one's nerve (past)

Synonyms

bottle it chicken out

Antonyms

hold one's nerve

Questions

What does lose one's nerve mean?
To stop doing or fail to do something because one lacks courage.

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