énerver — meaning in English

English meaning

• peeve noun An annoyance or grievance.
• roil verb To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
• unnerve verb To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
• upset adj Unhappy, distressed, or annoyed.
• vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

énerver is used for these senses in English:

• peeve (colloquial) To annoy; vex.
• roil (transitive, of a person or group of people) To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
• tick off (North America, transitive) To annoy, aggravate.
• upset (transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
• vex (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

roil — full definition

1. verb To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
2. verb To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
3. verb To bubble, seethe.
4. verb To romp or tumble.

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