unnervedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnəːvd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnərvd/

Forms: see un- prefix² and nerve n. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², nerve n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < un- prefix² + nerve n. + -ed suffix². Compare later unnerve v., and also later nerved adj.

Rendered physically weak; deprived of courage or confidence; (also) unsettled.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > deprived of courage

excordiate1594

unnerved1603

unmanned1694

unstrung1866

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > weakening > [adjective] > weakened

gelded1531

weakened1548

appalled1574

affeebled1577

unnerved1603

retuse1654

enfeebleda1657

unstrengthened1806–20

rocky1883

1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 477 With the whiffe and winde Of his fell sword, th'unnerued father falles.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iii. i. sig. N4^v Whilst her Brother stands Unnerv'd with grief.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia i. 33 Then Sons forsook their Sires un-nerv'd and old [L. nullum iam languidus aeuo eualuit reuocare parens].

1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 677 A mind unnerv'd, or indispos'd to bear The weight of subjects worthiest of her care.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 429 Her recent efforts..had left her spent and unnerved.

1891 S. Fiske Holiday Stories (Boston ed.) iv. 97 The situation was becoming terribly strained... Tom had given way under it, and was completely unnerved.

1955 E. A. Ritter Shaka Zulu xii. 116 The all-conquering Mtetwa army became for the first time apprehensive and unnerved.

1997 B. Morrow Giovanni's Gift iii. 216 Henry was..grim and unnerved and enraged at the same time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unnerved
释义	unnervedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnəːvd/, U.S. /ˌənˈnərvd/ Forms: see un- prefix² and nerve n. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², nerve n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < un- prefix² + nerve n. + -ed suffix². Compare later unnerve v., and also later nerved adj. Rendered physically weak; deprived of courage or confidence; (also) unsettled. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > deprived of courage excordiate1594 unnerved1603 unmanned1694 unstrung1866 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > weakening > [adjective] > weakened gelded1531 weakened1548 appalled1574 affeebled1577 unnerved1603 retuse1654 enfeebleda1657 unstrengthened1806–20 rocky1883 1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 477 With the whiffe and winde Of his fell sword, th'unnerued father falles. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iii. i. sig. N4^v Whilst her Brother stands Unnerv'd with grief. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia i. 33 Then Sons forsook their Sires un-nerv'd and old [L. nullum iam languidus aeuo eualuit reuocare parens]. 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 677 A mind unnerv'd, or indispos'd to bear The weight of subjects worthiest of her care. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 429 Her recent efforts..had left her spent and unnerved. 1891 S. Fiske Holiday Stories (Boston ed.) iv. 97 The situation was becoming terribly strained... Tom had given way under it, and was completely unnerved. 1955 E. A. Ritter Shaka Zulu xii. 116 The all-conquering Mtetwa army became for the first time apprehensive and unnerved. 1997 B. Morrow Giovanni's Gift iii. 216 Henry was..grim and unnerved and enraged at the same time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1603
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