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unnerveverb to deprive of courage or confidencethe riding accident so unnerved me that for a while I was afraid to get back on a horse demoralize, emasculate, paralyze, undo, unman, unstring debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, neuter, weakenprostrate, sap, soften, tire, wastefrighten, intimidate, psych (out), scare, terrify, terrorizedaunt, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispiritcraze, derange, madden, unbalance, unhingediscompose, disquiet, disturb, faze, perturb, unsettle, upset, weird out nerve fortify, strengthenembolden, encourage, hearten to lessen the courage or confidence ofa figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup chill, daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, frustrate, unman browbeat, bully, cow, intimidatedepress, sadden, weighafflict, trydamp, dampen, deadendistress, troublebother, irk, vex, worrydebilitate, enfeeble, undermine, weakenfrighten, horrify, scare throw cold water on embolden, encourage, hearten, nerve, steel buoy (up), cheer, gladdenanimate, enliven, invigorateenforce, fortify, reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenassure, reassureboost, energize, excite, galvanize, inspire, lift, provoke, quicken, rally, stimulate, stir unnerve, enervate, unman, emasculate mean to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for effective action.unnerve implies marked often temporary loss of courage, self-control, or power to act.unnerved by the near collision enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort.a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit.a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle emasculate stresses a depriving of characteristic force by removing something essential.an amendment that emasculates existing safeguards in 1603 |