unnerving
UKʌnnəːviŋ
USə'nə:vıŋ
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'nerving' from 'nerve'.
مثال
- The silence in the room was unnerving.
- His stare was unnerving.
- The news had an unnerving effect on her.
ترکیبهای رایج
Unnerving silence Unnerving stare Unnerving effect
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- inspiring fear “the formidable prospect of major surgery” “a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston” “something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall”