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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnnerved
/ʌnˈnɜːrvd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Made to feel nervous, frightened, or to have lost one's courage and self-control.
"She was completely unnerved by the strange noises coming from the basement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb unnerve, combining the prefix un- (expressing reversal or deprivation) with nerve (from Latin nervus, meaning sinew or string, later coming to mean vigor or courage). First appearing in the early 19th century, the term evolved to describe a sudden loss of confidence, courage, or self-control due to fear or anxiety.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unnerved" is said worldwide
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ébranlé
Transliteration: ebʁɑle
"Elle était totalement ébranlée par la nouvelle."
entmutigt
Transliteration: ɛntˈmuːtɪçt
"Er schien von dem Vorfall völlig entmutigt zu sein."
turbato
Transliteration: turˈbato
"Era visibilmente turbato da quella strana esperienza."
desconcertado
Transliteration: deskonseɾˈtado
"Se quedó desconcertado ante la inesperada pregunta."
abalado
Transliteration: abaˈladu
"Ele ficou muito abalado com o acidente."
घबराया हुआ
Transliteration: ghabraya hua
"वह इस भयानक घटना से पूरी तरह घबराया हुआ था।"
心慌意乱的
Transliteration: xīnhuāng yìluàn de
"突如其来的巨响让他感到心慌意乱。"
당황한
Transliteration: danghwanghan
"그는 갑작스러운 사고에 크게 당황했다."
动揺した
Transliteration: dōyō shita
Script: 動揺した
"彼女はその予期せぬニュースにすっかり動揺していた。"
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