Synonyms for unnerve
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
Forms
- Past participle
- unnerved
e.g. unnerved → unsettled, weakened, fazed, enfeebled…
Example sentences
- upset Tom was too upset to talk about what had happened.
- weaken This could profoundly weaken the Algerian economy.
- unsettle What Tom said cannot unsettle me.
- discourage Should Algeria discourage car use in large cities?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unnerve | rising | |
| upset | rising | |
| weaken | steady | |
| unsettle | rising | |
| enfeeble | steady | |
| discourage | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- faze1
- 5 letters
- upset2, alarm2, unman
- 6 letters
- weaken2, rattle2
- 8 letters
- unsettle3, enfeeble3, enervate
- 10 letters
- discourage3, disconcert3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upset2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- énerver
- Italiano
- snervare
- Español
- enojarse
- Deutsch
- ärgern
- Català
- empipar-se