# unnerve

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌnˈnɜː(ɹ)v/

## Definitions
1. To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
2. To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.

## Etymology
From un- + nerve.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unnerve