unnerve

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. disturb the composure ofSynonyms: fazeenervateunsettle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Unnerve \Un*nerve"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + nerve.] To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. [1913 Webster]

Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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