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(Entry 1 of 2)
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
- the unnerving news of yet another murder
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unnerving
verbpresent participle of unnerve
Synonyms & Antonyms of unnerving (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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