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verb

past tense of unnerve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnerved
Adjective
  • The board was powerless to block or review the demolition application under the resiliency law.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The Astros offense remains powerless — only four teams have a lower slugging percentage, and just three have fewer home runs — but is being buoyed by a pitching staff that boasts baseball’s lowest WHIP.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May made an unexpected return to the music festival stage at Coachella 2025, just seven months after a minor stroke temporarily paralyzed his left arm.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • However, so much has happened since 2020 — the year that a pandemic paralyzed the country — that Idahoans could be forgiven if their memories of the event are a little hazy.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But Daddy was not one to be discouraged and got the place ready to open in June.
    Fannie Flagg, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
  • However, Jim has not been discouraged by this week’s Bristol Myers pullback.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This is why people often feel exhausted after a day filled with interruptions, even if the total workload was manageable.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • King Charles can't get involved in Prince Harry's security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The outspoken owner wants to win and seems to be frustrated at the state of his team.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Showing up to the Walz event was May Dehaan’s way of trying to get Nunn to notice that his constituents are frustrated.
    HANNAH FINGERHUT, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Dellow was nervous about rush hour traffic, but the Uber dropped Nikishin off at 6:45 p.m. at the airport.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Your younger colleague is nervous about each conversation.
    Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Riding a four-game winning streak and a two-goal lead into the second intermission, the Penguins looked impotent while being steamrolled in the third period on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena, falling 4-2 to the New York Islanders.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The confrontation ends when Rick pulls his gun, takes a few impotent feints at his nemesis like a junior high bully who delights in watching his prey flinch, then frustratedly tips over Jim’s chair, grabs Frank, and leaves.
    Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Unnerved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnerved. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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