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unnerve

/ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
un-nerve
IPA
/ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English nerve English unnerve From un- + nerve.

Inflected Forms

unnerves (present, singular) unnerving (participle, present) unnerved (participle, past) unnerved (past)

Derived Forms

unnerver

Synonyms

faze enervate unsettle

Rhymes With

serve reserve deserve nerve preserve curve observe conserve swerve verve merv irv

Questions

How do you pronounce unnerve?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/.
What does unnerve mean?
To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
Where does unnerve come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English nerve English unnerve From un- + nerve.

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