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unnerve

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un⋅nerve

  [uhn-nurv]
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–verb (used with object), -nerved, -nerv⋅ing.
to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
Origin:
1595–1605; un- 2 + nerve
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un·nerve   (ŭn-nûrv')   
tr.v.   un·nerved, un·nerv·ing, un·nerves

  1. To deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness of purpose.

  2. To make nervous or upset.

un·nerv'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unnerve 
1621, "to destroy the strength of," from un- (2) + nerve. Meaning "to deprive of courage" is recorded from 1704.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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