unnerve C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/ See IPA manual Freq #66698 Meanings 1 verb To make someone feel nervous, anxious, or less confident. The strange silence of the empty house unnerved her. Thesaurus Word family Forms unnervedunnerves Derived forms unnervingly Etymology AI details From un- + nerve. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unnerve **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/ **Frequency rank:** 66698 ## Meanings 1. To make someone feel nervous, anxious, or less confident. ## Examples - The strange silence of the empty house unnerved her. ## Derived Forms - unnervingly ## Etymology From un- + nerve. ## AI Etymology Unnerve is formed from un- + nerve. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to make someone feel nervous, anxious, or less confident. The wider family includes derived forms such as unnervingly. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown