$ nvm uninstall 8.8.1
Essentially you'd need to reverse the steps in install.sh - remove any nvm lines from ~/.bash_profile (and/or ~/.profile), rm -rf ~/.nvm, and either reopen your shell, or re-source your bash profile.
However, simply removing the nvm commands from your .bash_profile or .profile should be more than sufficient.
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rm -rf ~/.nvm
rm -rf ~/.npm
rm -rf ~/.bower
// Removing Manually if nvm still gives the same list of installed versions as before
cd ~/.nvm/versions/node
sudo rm -rf v4.2.3/
//removing manually:
cd ~/.nvm/versions/node
sudo rm -rf v4.2.3/