Unnerved vs Timid - What's the difference?
unnerved | timid | Related terms |
(unnerve)
To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.
To upset.
Lacking in courage or confidence.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19
Unnerved is a related term of timid.
As a verb unnerved
is (unnerve).As an adjective timid is
timid; shy.unnerved
English
Verb
(head)unnerve
English
Verb
(unnerv)- to unnerve the arm
- I was greatly unnerved by this.
Derived terms
* unnervinglytimid
English
Adjective
(er)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.}}