un
nerve
Third Person
unnerves
Present Participle
unnerving
Past Tense
unnerved
Past Participle
unnerved
1
to make someone feel uneasy or anxious, disrupting their usual calm or confidence
transitive
- Constant criticism unnerves her and affects her performance at work.
- The unexpected criticism unnerved her during the meeting.
- The persistent failures were unnerving the athlete, affecting their performance.
- Her sudden and harsh criticism seemed to unnerve him, causing him to lose his composure.
- The mysterious messages left at the crime scene were designed to unnerve the investigators.