énerver

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to vex, to get on one's nerves
  • to unnerve, to make nervous
  • (Quebec) to be excited

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēnervō affix from French nerf (nerve).

Origin

French

nerf

Gloss

nerve

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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