unnerve

[ uhn-nurv ]

/ ʌnˈnɜrv /

to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.

Origin of unnerve

First recorded in 1595–1605; un-² + nerve

Neither is unnerved by her apparent anger, nor do they see her as threatening.

What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? |Goldie Taylor |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
U.S. officials are unnerved that they have not been able to pinpoint a specific target.

Fears of Al Qaeda Affiliate’s Plot Behind U.S. Travel Alert |Daniel Klaidman |August 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He was unnerved when he hired a grand master to tutor her in chess and, after a few months of lessons, she started beating Shaw.

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But some female fans are unnerved by the creepy lyrics and NSFW video from the blue-eyed soul singer.

‘Blurred Lines,’ Robin Thicke’s Summer Anthem, Is Kind of Rapey |Tricia Romano |June 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The attention has unnerved Orsoni, who is reportedly driving an armored vehicle.

Rampant Unsolved Murders Continue on Corsica, France’s “Isle of Beauty” |Tracy McNicoll |November 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The scenes in the garden and the wood came back into his mind and unnerved him.

A Virgin Heart |Remy de Gourmont
It unnerved his resolution, and uncertainty and irresolution were terrific strains on a man of action and precision.

What Will People Say? |Rupert Hughes
She came out of it unnerved and exhausted, and terrified at herself.

The Creators |May Sinclair
They gathered about him and looked down into a fissure at a sight which unnerved them all, scouts though they were.

Tom Slade on the River |Percy K. Fitzhugh
Their prayers had unnerved him, had got into that corner of his nature where youth and its irresponsibility loitered yet.

The Weavers, Complete |Gilbert Parker

unnerve

/ (ʌnˈnɜːv) /

(tr) to cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc