" unnerving "

1: marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings;

  * e.g., " ... the unnerving news of yet another murder "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitating,

•  anxious,

•  creepy,

•  disquieting,

•  distressful,

•  distressing,

•  disturbing,

•  fraught,

•  hairy,

•  nail-biting,

•  nerve-racking,

•  nervous,

•  restless,

•  tense,

•  uneasy,

•  unsettling,

•  worrisome

•  Antonyms : 

•  calming,

•  comfortable,

•  easy,

•  peaceful,

•  quiet,

•  quieting,

•  tranquil

1: to deprive of courage or confidence;

  * e.g., " ... the riding accident so unnerved me that for a while I was afraid to get back on a horse "

•  Synonyms : 

•  demoralizing,

•  emasculating,

•  paralyzing,

•  undoing,

•  unmanning,

•  unstringing

•  Antonyms : 

•  nerving

2: to lessen the courage or confidence of;

  * e.g., " ... a figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chilling,

•  daunting,

•  demoralizing,

•  discouraging,

•  disheartening,

•  dismaying,

•  dispiriting,

•  frustrating,

•  unmanning

•  Antonyms : 

•  emboldening,

•  encouraging,

•  heartening,

•  nerving,

•  steeling

1: to deprive of courage or confidence;

  * e.g., " ... the riding accident so unnerved me that for a while I was afraid to get back on a horse "

•  Synonyms : 

•  demoralize,

•  emasculate,

•  paralyze,

•  undo,

•  unman,

•  unstring

•  Antonyms : 

•  nerve

2: to lessen the courage or confidence of;

  * e.g., " ... a figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chill,

•  daunt,

•  demoralize,

•  discourage,

•  dishearten,

•  dismay,

•  dispirit,

•  frustrate,

•  unman

•  Antonyms : 

•  embolden,

•  encourage,

•  hearten,

•  nerve,

•  steel