Synonyms

faze

American

[feyz] / feɪz /

verb (used with object)

fazed, fazing

to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt.

The worst insults cannot faze him.

Synonyms:

confound, fluster, perturb, discomfit, disconcert

faze British

/ feɪz /

verb

(tr) to disconcert; worry; disturb

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Etymology

Origin of faze

First recorded in 1820–30, dialectal form of feeze

Example Sentences

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I’d watched hundreds of recaps of myself, and it had never really fazed me.

From Literature

Playing in Australia is unlikely to faze the North Korean players, who receive "political training" to cope with being in a foreign country, according to Edinburgh University's Lee.

From Barron's

Arsenal were unfazed and punished another moment of defensive weakness in the 47th minute.

From Barron's

Neither those questions nor the reactions to his own video this week faze Selig.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eurozone government bond yields were unfazed by the FT report on Lagarde, as they rose in early trade in line with U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

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