0 past simple and past participle of unnerve
1 to make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened:
I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people.
I do not know of one of my predominantly female students who would not be unnerved by being called a feminist.
In fact, they were completely unnerved by the lack of information in the script and the absence of any kind of logic.
I know of many normally excellent drivers who have been unnerved by the experience.
Little wonder, then, that agriculture has been so unnerved.
It would be a pity if these gentlemen were to be unnerved.
Sometimes they become unnerved and short-term considerations take over.
Probably all of us were unnerved to read about the problems which passengers had with doors.
Many patients were unnerved and deeply concerned and there is still concern at the current provision that a seven-day service may be reduced to five.
