unnerve

[US]/ʌn'nɜːv/
[UK]/ˌʌn'nɝv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. få nogen til at miste mod, tillid eller fatning; forstyrre eller umuliggøre.
Word Forms
Past Participleunnerved
Past Tenseunnerved
Third Person Singularunnerves
Present Participleunnerving
Pluralunnerves

Example Sentences

The experience completely unnerved me.

Erfaringen skræmte mig fuldstændigt.

He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions.

Han håbede at skræmme Kennedy og tvinge ham til at indrømme.

slightly unnerved by the contretemps, I was not at concert pitch.

Jeg var en smule nervøs over for hændelsen, men ikke på toppen af min form.

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

Murstenslæreren, udmattet og nervøs, kunne ikke holde fast på sin farlige stilling meget længere.

his touch, which had so aroused her moments before, unnerved her now.

Hans berøring, som havde vækket hende så meget kort tid før, skræmte hende nu.

He has unnerved them with his swashbuckling fight against corruption, and exasperated them with his ruminative style of management.

Han har skræmt dem med sin dristige kamp mod korruption og frustreret dem med sin eftertænksomme ledelsesstil.

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