faze

[ feyz ]
/ feɪz /
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verb (used with object), fazed, faz·ing.

to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.

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Origin of faze

1820–30, Americanism; dial. form of feeze

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faze

faze , phase.

Words nearby faze

fayalite, Faye correction, Fayetteville, fayre, Fayum, faze, fazed, f.b., F.B.A., FBI, FBL
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Words related to faze

annoy, dismay, mystify, dumbfound, confuse, rattle, appall, bother, puzzle, irritate, confound, vex, horrify, daunt, nonplus, perplex, discomfit, abash, discountenance, disconcert

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British Dictionary definitions for faze

faze
/ (feɪz) /

verb

(tr) to disconcert; worry; disturb

Word Origin for faze

C19: variant of feeze
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