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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And so far, investors have been largely unfazed by its valuation, arguing that the company’s steady revenue and earnings growth, market share gains, and successful forays into digital commerce warrant a higher price.

From Barron's

An unfazed Lemon forged ahead and made his daily program available on YouTube, where it has 1.3 million subscribers, and other platforms.

From Los Angeles Times

While markets had appeared unfazed by bubbling geopolitical issues headed into the year, the rapid escalation in trade tensions over Greenland changed that, said Thierry Wizman, global foreign exchange and interest rate strategist at Macquarie.

From BBC

Louise works with children with special needs and while she said "finding out that you don't have a perfect baby is never easy to hear", she was not fazed.

From BBC

But Liverpool were unfazed and quickly put Qarabag to the sword.

From Barron's

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