unnerve

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unnerve /ə ˈnɜrv/ ?

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They still wince at the thought of the dauntless little pink-coated figure dashing at fences and ditches that would unnerve more experienced horsemen.
Yet such troop hikes will only further unnerve those in Congress especially Democrats who fear that Afghanistan could become Obama's Vietnam.
Even the overwhelming landslide came as no shock, though it may unnerve a country accustomed to contentious opinions to face evidence of such astounding unanimity.

Mark Durkan, the Social Democratic and Labour Party leader and Foyle MP, said: "These are sinister attempts not only to unnerve a young officer and his family but to intimidate the entire community. The policing service which we now have has been...
on Sep 11, 2009 By: Mark Durkan Source: Times Online
"That third goal seemed to unnerve them a little bit," Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock said.
on Nov 23, 2007 By: Ken Hitchcock Source: SportingNews.com
But in a recent debate in the Scottish Parliament Miss Goldie told MSPs: "If there is something which is really beginning to unnerve the public, it is the SNP's unrelenting drive to create a soft- touch Scotland by emptying our prisons, extending...
on Jun 29, 2010 By: Annabel Goldie Source: Telegraph.co.uk