unnerve

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

Translation

vt. få någon att tappa mod, självförtroende eller lugn; störa eller rubba.
Word Forms
Past Participleunnerved
Past Tenseunnerved
Third Person Singularunnerves
Present Participleunnerving
Pluralunnerves

Example Sentences

The experience completely unnerved me.

Erfarenheten skrämde mig fullständigt.

He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions.

Han hoppades kunna skrämma Kennedy och tvinga honom till eftergifter.

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

Jag var något obehagligt påverkad av motgången och var inte på topp.

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

Spisspiggen, utmattad och obehagligt påverkad, kunde inte hålla kvar på sin farliga sittplats mycket längre.

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

Hans beröring, som hade väckt henne så mycket tidigare, skrämde henne nu.

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

han har skrämt dem med sin hänsynslösa kamp mot korruption och frustrerat dem med sin eftertänksamma ledarstil.

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