unnerve (verb)
11unnerve — [[t]ʌ̱nnɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] unnerves, unnerving, unnerved VERB If you say that something unnerves you, you mean that it worries or troubles you. [V n] The news about Dermot had unnerved me... [V n] Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her… …
12unnerve — /ʌnˈnɜv / (say un nerv) verb (t) (unnerved, unnerving) to deprive of nerve, strength, or physical or mental firmness; break down the self control of; upset. {un 2 + nerve (def. 10) …
13unnerving — unnerve ► VERB ▪ deprive of courage or confidence. DERIVATIVES unnerving adjective …
14untune — verb 1. cause to lose one s composure • Syn: ↑upset, ↑discompose, ↑disconcert, ↑discomfit • Derivationally related forms: ↑discomfiture (for: ↑discomfit), ↑ …
15give someone the creeps — verb To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright. Walking through the graveyard late at night gave me the creeps. Syn: give someone the willies, spook, unnerve, creep someone out …
16psych out — verb a) To outsmart. b) To unnerve …
17agitate — verb 1) any mention of Clare agitates my grandmother Syn: upset, perturb, fluster, ruffle, disconcert, unnerve, disquiet, disturb, distress, unsettle, unhinge; informal rattle, faze; discombobulate 2) she agitated for the appointment of more… …
18cow — verb has he cowed you all with his threats? Syn: intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully, tyrannize, scare, terrorize, frighten, dishearten, unnerve, subdue; informal psych out, bulldoze …
19daunt — verb wintry conditions did not daunt the runners Syn: discourage, deter, demoralize, put off, dishearten, dispirit; intimidate, abash, take aback, throw, cow, overawe, awe, frighten, scare, unman, dismay, disconcert …
20demoralize — verb the celebratory fuss made about young Browning s promotion has demoralized many of the older employees Syn: dishearten, dispirit, deject, cast down, depress, dismay, daunt, discourage, unman, unnerve, crush, shake, throw, cow, subdue; break… …
