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unnerved

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N N ER1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of unnerve

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

deprived of courage and strength

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hermostunut — deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.
  • German: entnervt — deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.
  • Māori: māngi — deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.
  • Spanish: desnervado — deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.