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adjective

Definition of unnervednext
1
as in unstrung

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2
as in powerless

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unnerved

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verb

past tense of unnerve
1
as in paralyzed
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
as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of a figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnerved
  1. powerless
  2. paralyzed
  3. discouraged
  4. exhausted
  5. frustrated
  6. nervous
  7. impotent
  8. terrified
Adjective
  • In short, its core competency needs to be responding to predictable natural disasters rather than virtue-signaling about climate change that its expensive (but piddling in the global scheme of things) green-energy initiatives are powerless to affect one way or the other.
    The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
  • His Democratic opposition is weak and largely powerless — although Republicans' tiny margin in the House will be a constant threat.
    Axios, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of powerless
Verb
  • When McCarthy was ousted in October 2023, the House was paralyzed for three weeks before Republicans coalesced around Johnson.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This 35-year old man, paralyzed by polio, was condemned for the rest of his life to be a prisoner of the machine compressing and releasing his lungs.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of paralyzed
Verb
  • For my coverage on the said-to-be discouraged or prohibited uses of generative AI, see the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • His pardoning of Nixon discouraged voter's confidence in him.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of discouraged
Adjective
  • Trujillo said the crews were exhausted but proud of their work.
    Fox News, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The animals are nervous, exhausted, aggressive and bewildered by this alarming change to their routine.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Bollards on sidewalks as well as streets could have frustrated the New Orleans attack.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • They were frustrated about high levels of undocumented immigration.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of frustrated
Adjective
  • But that didn’t stop Greenbaum from being a little nervous about screening the film for Harper and Will.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
  • During this time, his nervous pacing was broken by fits of crying and sobbing.
    Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • The old president is impotent, the new president is embryonic, Congress is inert, and the press has one eye on the mistletoe.
    Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission typically choose to be impotent.
    Gary Franks, Boston Herald, 21 June 2024
Definition of impotent
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
Definition of terrified
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