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adjective

Definition of unnervednext
1
as in unstrung

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2
as in powerless

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unnerved

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verb

past tense of unnerve
1
as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence the riding accident so unnerved me that for a while I was afraid to get back on a horse

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2
as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of a figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnerved
  1. powerless
  2. paralyzed
  3. discouraged
  4. exhausted
  5. frustrated
  6. nervous
  7. impotent
  8. terrified
Adjective
  • In its initial stage, however, The Beacon is about empowering people who feel powerless.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
  • While many people may feel powerless, there are steps that borrowers can take, even if they are impacted by the Trump administration’s recent actions.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of powerless
Verb
  • When McCarthy was ousted in October 2023, the House was paralyzed for three weeks before Republicans coalesced around Johnson.
    — Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This 35-year old man, paralyzed by polio, was condemned for the rest of his life to be a prisoner of the machine compressing and releasing his lungs.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of paralyzed
Verb
  • For my coverage on the said-to-be discouraged or prohibited uses of generative AI, see the link here.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • His pardoning of Nixon discouraged voter's confidence in him.
    — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of discouraged
Adjective
  • Across industries, burnout and disengagement have become the defining crises of the modern workforce, leaving leaders and employees alike wondering: why is everyone so exhausted?
    — Patricia Grabarek and Katina Sawyer, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
  • While primarily measured in his actions, Cromwell is outwardly exhausted.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Bollards on sidewalks as well as streets could have frustrated the New Orleans attack.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • They were frustrated about high levels of undocumented immigration.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of frustrated
Adjective
  • Dogs might feel scared and nervous or have separation anxiety while home alone.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • If people are scared and nervous, that in and of itself is harm.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • This Gilded Age rule—that those who act violently against individuals inherit the mantle of religious martyrdom, while those who act practically to improve a system are dismissed as impotent proceduralists—is visible in the continued appeal of the anarchist imagination.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Of course, that view of Trump and his movement invites an impotent rage that only further alienates persuadable voters.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of impotent
Verb
  • The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrified
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