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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.

Hypernyms

  • Unnerve
  • Enervate
  • Unsettle
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