unnerve (verb)

  • 81alarm — 1. noun 1) we spun around in alarm Syn: fear, anxiety, apprehension, trepidation, nervousness, unease, distress, agitation, consternation, disquiet, perturbation, fright, panic Ant: calmness …

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  • 82bother — 1. verb 1) no one bothered her Syn: disturb, trouble, inconvenience, pester, badger, harass, molest, plague, nag, hound, harry, annoy, upset, irritate, hassle, bug, get in someone s hair …

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  • 83dismay — 1. verb he was dismayed by the change in his friend Syn: appall, horrify, shock, shake (up); disconcert, take aback, alarm, unnerve, unsettle, throw off balance, discompose; disturb, upset, distress; informal rattle, faze Ant: enc …

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  • 84disquiet — 1. noun grave public disquiet Syn: unease, uneasiness, worry, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquietude; perturbation, consternation, upset, malaise, angst; agitation, restlessness, fretfulness; informal jitteriness Ant: calm …

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  • 85fluster — 1. verb she was flustered by his presence Syn: unsettle, make nervous, unnerve, agitate, ruffle, upset, bother, put on edge, disquiet, disturb, worry, perturb, disconcert, confuse, throw off balance, confound; informal rattle, faze, put …

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  • 86panic — 1. noun a wave of panic Syn: alarm, anxiety, nervousness, fear, fright, trepidation, dread, terror, agitation, hysteria, consternation, perturbation, dismay, apprehension; informal flap, fluster, cold sweat, funk, tizzy …

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  • 87rattle — 1. verb 1) hailstones rattled against the window Syn: clatter, patter; clink, clunk 2) he rattled some coins Syn: jingle, jangle, clink, tinkle 3) the bus rattled along …

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  • 88rock — I verb 1) the ship rocked on the water Syn: move to and fro, move back and forth, sway, seesaw; roll, pitch, plunge, toss, lurch, reel, list; wobble, oscillate 2) the building began to rock Syn …

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  • 89ruffle — 1. verb 1) he ruffled her hair Syn: disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, disorder, mess up, tangle; informal muss up Ant: smooth 2) the wind ruffled the water Syn …

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  • 90scare — 1. verb stop it, you re scaring me Syn: frighten, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, intimidate, terrorize, make afraid, make fearful, fill with fear, give someone a fright, panic, throw into a panic, shock, unnerve, cow; strike terror into, put …

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