unnerved meaning

Definition of unnerved

1. deprived of courage and strength
   • the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer

   Similar: afraid

unnerved in a sentence

• Leonid was unnerved by the sudden silence.
• His complete lack of emotion unnerved me.
• David said something that unnerved me.
• Felix felt extremely unnerved.
• Gunter was insanely unnerved.

How to pronounce unnerved

unnerved is pronounced /ənˈnɝvd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with unnerved

• preserved
• curved
• observed
• deserved
• reserved
• conserved
• undeserved