adj
Meaning 1
Causing a deprivation of courage, strength, confidence, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unnerving
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/ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N ER1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of unnerve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
inspiring fear- G.H.Johnston
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the formidable prospect of major surgery
- a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic
- something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: formidable, redoubtable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: nervenaufreibend — Translations
- Latin: ēnervāns — Translations