unnerve (verb)

  • 61daunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. intimidate, cow, dismay, discourage. See fear, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dismay, appall, horrify, frighten; see dismay , frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at dismay . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 62debilitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enervate, enfeeble, incapacitate; see weaken 2 . See Synonym Study at weaken . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [di BIL i TATE] to weaken or …

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  • 63demoralize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disconcert, dishearten; disorganize, confuse; corrupt, deprave. See impotence, dejection, improbity.Ant., boost, encourage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dispirit, daunt, unnerve, destroy the morale of;… …

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  • 64dishearten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discourage, dispirit. See dejection. Ant., encourage, cheer. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dampen, dismay, daunt, get down*; see depress 2 , discourage 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. discourage,… …

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  • 65disturb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. worry, agitate, disquiet, trouble; disarrange, confuse; interrupt, unsettle. See agitation, disorder. Ant., calm, soothe. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset physical relationship] Syn. disorder,… …

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  • 66faze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deter, daunt, ruffle; disconcert, bother, rattle, hold back, interfere with. See hindrance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disturb, disconcert, fluster, daunt; see disturb 2 , embarrass 1 . See Synonym… …

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  • 67intimidate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. subdue, cow, bully, scare, frighten, overawe. See fear, threat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scare, overawe, cow, browbeat; see frighten 1 , 2 , threaten 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. scare,… …

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  • 68rattle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clatter, chatter, clack; babble, prattle, gabble, jabber; fluster, befuddle, upset. See loudness, music, inattention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clatter, shaking, patter, noise, racket, rattling, din,… …

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  • 69sap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant juice, lifeblood; vigor, vitality; trench, furrow; slang, fool (see ignorance). See fluidity, intrinsic. v. t. undermine; tunnel; enfeeble, debilitate, devitalize. See concavity, deterioration,… …

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  • 70scare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. frighten, alarm. See fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fright, terror, alarm; see fear 1 . v. Syn. panic, terrify, alarm; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at frighten . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

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