unnerving

Meaning of unnerving

adjective
  1. causing one to lose courage or confidence; disconcerting.
    an unnerving experience
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. make (someone) lose courage or confidence.
    the journey over the bridge had unnerved me

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Hyphenation of unnerving

un-nerv-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • unnerving is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

unnerving synonyms

Meaning formidable:

formidable, redoubtable

Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope:

demoralize

Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm:

discourage

Meaning cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence:

dishearten

Meaning cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope:

dispirit

Meaning make sad or dispirited; depress:

deject

Meaning make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive:

daunt

Meaning a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef:

cow

Meaning make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger:

alarm

Meaning make (someone) afraid or anxious:

frighten

Meaning deprive of qualities traditionally associated with men, such as self-control or courage:

unman

Meaning cause (someone) to feel concern and distress:

dismay

Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:

distress

Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:

disconcert

Meaning disturb or agitate (someone):

discompose

Meaning make (someone) anxious or unsettled:

perturb

Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:

upset

Meaning make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed:

discomfit

Meaning cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb:

unsettle

Meaning make (someone) worried or uneasy:

disquiet

Meaning give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change:

jolt

Meaning cause to feel sudden shock or alarm:

startle

Meaning make (someone) agitated or confused:

fluster

Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:

agitate

Meaning upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish:

shake

Meaning disconcert or upset the composure of (someone):

ruffle

Meaning disconcert; confuse:

throw

Meaning cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations:

confound

Meaning feel or cause to feel panic:

panic

Meaning make (someone) unable to think or feel properly:

stupefy

Meaning knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state:

stun

Meaning make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated:

rattle

Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):

faze

Meaning disconcert or confuse (someone):

discombobulate

unnerving antonyms

Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):

encourage

Meaning make more cheerful or confident:

hearten

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