Unnerving

//ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unnerve form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing a deprivation of courage, strength, confidence, etc.

    "Presenting 14 unnerving segments, featured phobias include caetophobia (fear of hairs), henophobia (fear of young virgin girls), coprophobia (fear of feces), mysophobia (fear of contamination and germs), mazeophobia (fear of being lost), astrophobia (fear of celestial objects), mageirocophobia (fear of cooking) and oneirophobia (fear of dreams)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    inspiring fear wordnet

Synonyms

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dauntingformidableredoubtableredoubtable

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"The company is running so well, it's unnerving."

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