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Daunt vs Unnerve - What's the difference?

daunt | unnerve |

As verbs the difference between daunt and unnerve

is that daunt is to discourage, intimidate while unnerve is to deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.

daunt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to discourage, intimidate
  • to overwhelm

    • Derived terms

    * daunted * daunter * daunting * dauntingly * dauntless * undaunted

    unnerve

    English

    Verb

    (unnerv)
  • To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.
    • to unnerve the arm
  • To upset.
    • I was greatly unnerved by this.

    Derived terms

    * unnervingly