nerv

Usage

• enervate

  If something enervates you, it makes you very tired and weak—almost to the point of collapse.

• unnerve

  If something unnerves you, it makes you upset or nervous; it can also make you lose your courage because it frightens you so much.

• nerve

  get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

• nerveless

  marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances)

• nervous

  unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

• nervousness

  the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

• nervy

  being in a tense state

• unnerving

  inspiring fear