Unman (Verb)
Meaning
Cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The terrifying experience of being in a near-fatal car accident had an unmanning effect on me for weeks.
- The extreme physical challenge proved to be an unmanning experience for many of the contestants who had to drop out.
- After the death of his loved one, his grief had an unmanning effect on him, leaving him feeling lost.
- The combat veteran's unmanning experience during the war still haunted him years later.
- Being confronted by his own mortality in the ICU had an unmanning effect on the once-confident businessman.