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UNNERVED
unnerved
(adjective) deprived of courage and strength; “the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn’t hold on to his dangerous perch much longer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unnerved
simple past tense and past participle of unnerve
Adjective
unnerved (comparative more unnerved, superlative most unnerved)
deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc
Source: Wiktionary
UNNERVE
Un*nerve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nerve.]
Definition: To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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