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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“People have done so much stuff to me, record labels and a lot of things like that, that it don’t faze me no more,” JOP said.

From Los Angeles Times

He had gone to Wimbledon earlier that year to watch King play and was not fazed.

From BBC

He was unfazed by the oversight and was more than comfortable holding his own against older players because of his experience in wrestling.

From BBC

I was practicing this new technique with a smear of sauce on my face, and it didn’t faze her one bit.

From Los Angeles Times

"He really enjoyed it, nothing fazes him," she said.

From BBC

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