unfazed

[ uhn-feyzd ]

adjective

1. not dismayed or disconcerted; undaunted:

   He was unfazed by his previous failures.

unfazed

/ ʌnˈfeɪzd /

adjective

1. informal.
   not disconcerted; unperturbed

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfazed¹

un- ¹ + faze + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Merkley, however, was unfazed when asked about the challenge and said it was “the exact question I was asked back in 2013” when he brought the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to the floor.

From Washington Blade

They had tons of experience and all the essential emergency gear, so they were unfazed by the fact that the local avalanche center had listed the danger that day as considerable.

From Outside Online

I wasn’t tough enough to be unfazed, so I figured I was the one who needed to change.

From Eater

When the Los Angeles-based extended reality data visualization company, BadVR, first heard that one of its earliest benefactors, Magic Leap, was about to shed 1,000 jobs and was fighting for its life, the young startup was unfazed.

From TechCrunch

In the relentless pursuit of hits, the Gibbs were remarkably unfazed by popularity.

From Washington Post

Marabella, now licking her lollipop and tapping her foot, appears unfazed.

From The Daily Beast

Afterward, Republicans, who unanimously supported the pipeline, seemed unfazed.

From The Daily Beast

Shopping for an “I Love NY” T-shirt to take home to a friend in Brazil, 36-year-old Mario Pereira seemed unfazed by the news.

From The Daily Beast

While everyone else in her family fell apart when they found out their prisoner was not coming home, Watfa remained unfazed.

From The Daily Beast

Francis seemed unfazed, rolling down his back-seat window and even reaching out for babies to kiss through his open car window.

From The Daily Beast

Moya seemed unfazed, as if he'd paid scant attention to my speech; he rubbed his chin reflectively.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• undaunted
• unperturbed