Unnerve
verb
To make someone feel worried or upset.
The sight of the blood unnerve him and he fainted.
Often appears as...
- unnerve someone
- feel unnerved
verb
To make someone feel worried or upset.
The sight of the blood unnerve him and he fainted.
Often appears as...
- unnerve someone
- feel unnerved
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Unnerve typically implies causing anxiety, fear, or loss of confidence.
The thought of public speaking unnerves me.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Impact
The effect described by 'unnerve' usually happens quickly and unexpectedly.
An unexpected noise in the dark room unnerved her.
Pro Tip 3/3Psychological Effect
Use 'unnerve' to describe a mental or emotional impact, rather than a physical one.
The intense gaze of the interviewer unnerved the candidate.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Unnerve typically implies causing anxiety, fear, or loss of confidence.
The thought of public speaking unnerves me.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Impact
The effect described by 'unnerve' usually happens quickly and unexpectedly.
An unexpected noise in the dark room unnerved her.
Pro Tip 3/3Psychological Effect
Use 'unnerve' to describe a mental or emotional impact, rather than a physical one.
The intense gaze of the interviewer unnerved the candidate.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Unnerve typically implies causing anxiety, fear, or loss of confidence.
The thought of public speaking unnerves me.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Impact
The effect described by 'unnerve' usually happens quickly and unexpectedly.
An unexpected noise in the dark room unnerved her.
Pro Tip 3/3Psychological Effect
Use 'unnerve' to describe a mental or emotional impact, rather than a physical one.
The intense gaze of the interviewer unnerved the candidate.
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Video examples
Watch: Elephant Attack...
consider why this elephant who we named Carly the courageous had run a hundred and fifty meters from a position of safety to tackle a perceived threat it seems that the herd I was filming had previous experience of poacher attacks and had been unnerved by the charcoal work as a previous day on the day of the
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
virtual reality but it really was so fantastic and then what was so disarming was that woman at the end it was so close and she was so much closer than you would ever be to somebody that you didn't know and it was so um unnerving and then it was you could just really look at her and I thought oh my god the
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Filming On Thin Ice In...
was slightly unnerving because he kept falling through the first few feet of ice assuring us it was fine yes we have here seeing you disappearance the ice doesn't fill me with confidence I will be fine weird life Jackson and dry suits feels quite solid down there
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Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
the office this my ticket out who's gonna who can help me out and I'm like okay so let's let's discuss how I'm gonna get out of here how are we gonna get out of here he's unnerving ly calm and not catching my level of energy Miami's Jesus um yeah
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The Secret to Mastering...
We think our life is going to be linear; we're unnerved when it's not. We're comparing ourselves to an ideal that no longer exists and beating ourselves up for not achieving it. The pandemic has made this only worse.
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How Bats Can Transmit...
viruses that we don't yet know about. So it really was kind of quite unnerving. Wow. Wow. It was a relief to have Chris nearby. He was quite relaxed about the whole thing. For me, because I'm a complete wildlife
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Mako and Tiger Sharks:...
just give you a sense of what it's like to be down there with those giant animals and it can be a little unnerving at times but as I said it's all been pretty good.
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The myth of Arachne -...
One such unnerving transformation befell the spinner Arachne. Arachne was the daughter of a tradesman who spent his days dying cloth the deepest shades of purple.
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Big Cats: Lifestyles of...
entire region becomes their honeymoon suite the male roams his domain and the female follows they're passionate out cries unnerve sanam Holland's and they
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Watch This Guy Transform...
icebergs the scale and or of the place it has an aura has I don't know it feels otherworldly and it's it's kind of unnerving
Video examples
Watch: Elephant Attack...
consider why this elephant who we named Carly the courageous had run a hundred and fifty meters from a position of safety to tackle a perceived threat it seems that the herd I was filming had previous experience of poacher attacks and had been unnerved by the charcoal work as a previous day on the day of the
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
virtual reality but it really was so fantastic and then what was so disarming was that woman at the end it was so close and she was so much closer than you would ever be to somebody that you didn't know and it was so um unnerving and then it was you could just really look at her and I thought oh my god the
Video examples
Filming On Thin Ice In...
was slightly unnerving because he kept falling through the first few feet of ice assuring us it was fine yes we have here seeing you disappearance the ice doesn't fill me with confidence I will be fine weird life Jackson and dry suits feels quite solid down there
Video examples
Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
the office this my ticket out who's gonna who can help me out and I'm like okay so let's let's discuss how I'm gonna get out of here how are we gonna get out of here he's unnerving ly calm and not catching my level of energy Miami's Jesus um yeah
Video examples
The Secret to Mastering...
We think our life is going to be linear; we're unnerved when it's not. We're comparing ourselves to an ideal that no longer exists and beating ourselves up for not achieving it. The pandemic has made this only worse.
Video examples
How Bats Can Transmit...
viruses that we don't yet know about. So it really was kind of quite unnerving. Wow. Wow. It was a relief to have Chris nearby. He was quite relaxed about the whole thing. For me, because I'm a complete wildlife
Video examples
Mako and Tiger Sharks:...
just give you a sense of what it's like to be down there with those giant animals and it can be a little unnerving at times but as I said it's all been pretty good.
Video examples
The myth of Arachne -...
One such unnerving transformation befell the spinner Arachne. Arachne was the daughter of a tradesman who spent his days dying cloth the deepest shades of purple.
Video examples
Big Cats: Lifestyles of...
entire region becomes their honeymoon suite the male roams his domain and the female follows they're passionate out cries unnerve sanam Holland's and they
Video examples
Watch This Guy Transform...
icebergs the scale and or of the place it has an aura has I don't know it feels otherworldly and it's it's kind of unnerving
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Franklin Foer
American Writer
I look at the way that my kids interact with technology, and it becomes a mirror to the ways in which I myself interact with technology. I can see the ways in which that addiction and compulsion starts to settle in on them, and it's much more unnerving to see it in them than it is to experience it myself.
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Jenna Fischer
American Actress
You never go into a marriage expecting to get divorced. You go into a marriage expecting it's going to last forever, and you have a lot of ways you dream about the future. You have all these expectations, and then you have to adjust those expectations, and it can be a very unnerving, confusing time.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
I would say 'competence' actually might be slightly more important than passion. I understand that it is important to feel strongly about things, but give me a competent dentist over a passionate dentist any day, if only because something about the phrase 'passionate dentist' is deeply unnerving.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
Perhaps Obama is often slow to nail controversies because he needs time to live inside them for a while in his head. It's unnerving for the rest of us, but even the haters, one feels, are made to think more deeply than they'd like before they return to the bickering and the games.
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David Farr
American Businessman
All comedy is funny because it tells us truths that we recognise through laughter, but that doesn't mean it can't be unnerving. Think of 'Fawlty Towers'; it can be very, very dark, but by God, it's funny. The two things are not in opposition.
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Tom Cruise
American Actor
When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when people stared. Now I find the best thing is to just relax. Being recognized is just something you have to get used to.
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James MacArthur
American Actor
It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family.
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Irene Dunne
American Actress
So being two different people in one day unnerved me to no end.
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Navya Nair
Indian Actress
So much of grandeur and richness in songs unnerve me.
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Andy Goldsworthy
British Artist
It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.
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Franklin Foer
American Writer
I look at the way that my kids interact with technology, and it becomes a mirror to the ways in which I myself interact with technology. I can see the ways in which that addiction and compulsion starts to settle in on them, and it's much more unnerving to see it in them than it is to experience it myself.
Quote examples
Jenna Fischer
American Actress
You never go into a marriage expecting to get divorced. You go into a marriage expecting it's going to last forever, and you have a lot of ways you dream about the future. You have all these expectations, and then you have to adjust those expectations, and it can be a very unnerving, confusing time.
Quote examples
Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
I would say 'competence' actually might be slightly more important than passion. I understand that it is important to feel strongly about things, but give me a competent dentist over a passionate dentist any day, if only because something about the phrase 'passionate dentist' is deeply unnerving.
Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
Perhaps Obama is often slow to nail controversies because he needs time to live inside them for a while in his head. It's unnerving for the rest of us, but even the haters, one feels, are made to think more deeply than they'd like before they return to the bickering and the games.
Quote examples
David Farr
American Businessman
All comedy is funny because it tells us truths that we recognise through laughter, but that doesn't mean it can't be unnerving. Think of 'Fawlty Towers'; it can be very, very dark, but by God, it's funny. The two things are not in opposition.
Quote examples
Tom Cruise
American Actor
When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when people stared. Now I find the best thing is to just relax. Being recognized is just something you have to get used to.
Quote examples
James MacArthur
American Actor
It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family.
Quote examples
Irene Dunne
American Actress
So being two different people in one day unnerved me to no end.
Quote examples
Navya Nair
Indian Actress
So much of grandeur and richness in songs unnerve me.
Quote examples
Andy Goldsworthy
British Artist
It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.
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