verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪
Moore had been extremely unnerved by the FBI's visit.
▪
Peggy's strange smile unnerved me slightly.
▪
The daily news stories of the worsening economy unnerved the nation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
Anna was unnerved by the attention that came her way after the Union-Tribune told her story four years ago.
▪
He was both eager to adopt the right stance and unnerved by the strangeness of it.
▪
If your organization is slap-happy it will unnerve candidates and may make them think twice before accepting a job with you.
▪
The interviewer was unnerved and changed the subject quickly.
▪
They were designed to unnerve you, to make you start jabbering indiscreetly.