unnerves
Makes one uneasy
Unnerves means to disturb someone's composure or confidence, leaving them unsettled or anxious.
Something that unnerves you shakes your nerve—your steadiness under pressure: His stare unnerves me.
The silence in the empty building unnerved her.
The effect is psychological rather than physical, a disruption of calm rather than an attack.
Cause unease or anxiety
- disquietMental unrest or agitation
- disturbInterrupt or trouble
- perturbTo disturb deeply
- discomposeTo disturb calm
rattle · shake · disconcert · faze · discomfit · unbalance · disorient · destabilize
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
panic · worry · angst · paranoia · phobia · insecurity · vulnerability · self-doubt
Nervous agitation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
quivering · nausea · chills · goosebumps · butterflies · tension · tightness · hyperventilation
unsettle
Cause unease or anxiety
discompose · rattle · shake · disconcert · faze · discomfit · unbalance · disorient · destabilize · undermine
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
trepidation · panic · worry · angst · paranoia · phobia · insecurity · vulnerability · self-doubt · distress
jitters
Nervous agitation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
shaking · quivering · nausea · chills · goosebumps · butterflies · tension · tightness · hyperventilation · flushing
daunt
Discourage through fear
demoralize · psych out · menace · threaten · bully · pressure · dominate · discourage · dispirit · frighten