unnerve

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

Translation

vt. rendre quelqu'un perdre son courage, sa confiance ou son calme; perturber ou déstabiliser.
Word Forms
Participe passéunnerved
Passé simpleunnerved
Troisième personne du singulierunnerves
Participe présentunnerving
Plurielunnerves

Example Sentences

The experience completely unnerved me.

L'expérience m'a complètement destabilisé.

He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions.

Il espérait intimider Kennedy et le forcer à faire des concessions.

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

Légèrement intimidé par le contretemps, je n'étais pas à mon meilleur.

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

Le couvreur de toit, épuisé et intimidé, ne pourrait plus longtemps tenir son périlleux perchoir.

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

Son toucher, qui l'avait si excitée quelques instants auparavant, l'intimidait maintenant.

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

Il les a démoralisés par sa lutte audacieuse contre la corruption et exaspérés par son style de gestion contemplatif.

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