Synonyms: appal, dismay, puzzle, alarm, dumbfound, stun, stupefy, disconcert, startle, stagger, take aback, astound, upset, discomfit
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
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| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) unnerve | (I) unnerved |
| (thou) unnervest | (thou) unnervedst |
| (he) unnerves, unnerveth | (he) unnerved |
| (we) unnerve | (we) unnerved |
| (you) unnerve | (you) unnerved |
| (they) unnerve | (they) unnerved |
| Subjunctive mood |
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| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) unnerve | (I) unnerved |
| (thou) unnerve | (thou) unnerved |
| (he) unnerve | (he) unnerved |
| (we) unnerve | (we) unnerved |
| (you) unnerve | (you) unnerved |
| (they) unnerve | (they) unnerved |
| Imperative mood |
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| unnerve |
| Participles |
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| Present participle | Past participle |
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| unnerving | unnerved |
The scene of my excavations would alone have been enough to unnerve any ordinary man.
The meeting comes just hours after the Commerce Department showed in a report that the US economy had its worst quarter since 2022 as Trump’s significant policy changes unnerved consumers and businesses.