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1
as in unmanned, undone
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2
as in emasculated
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- characterless,
- effete,
- frail,
- invertebrate,
- limp-wristed,
- milk-and-water,
- namby-pamby,
- nerveless,
- soft,
- spineless,
- weak,
- weakened,
- weak-kneed,
- weakling,
- wet
- [British],
- wimpish,
- wimpy,
- wishy-washy
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unnerved
verb
past tense of unnerve
Synonyms & Antonyms of unnerved (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to deprive of courage or confidence
- the riding accident so unnerved me that for a while I was afraid to get back on a horse
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2
to lessen the courage or confidence of
- a figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup
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“Unnerved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnerved. Accessed 16 Jan. 2022.
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