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un·nerve

   [uhn-nurv]
verb (used with object), un·nerved, un·nerv·ing.
to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
Origin:
1595–1605; un-2 + nerve
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unnerve (ʌnˈnɜːv)
 
—vb
(tr) to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc

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unnerve
1621, "to destroy the strength of," from un- (2) + nerve. Meaning "to deprive of courage" is recorded from 1704.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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