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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The recent lack of five-day cricket for New Zealand, whose previous outing before Zimbabwe was that home series against England a year ago, did not faze captain Tom Latham.

From Barron's

But he is unfazed and refused to blame the pitch for 19 wickets falling in a day.

From Barron's

Many strategists had stressed that U.S. stocks typically aren’t fazed by Washington’s failures to operate, and their point looks on target now that government agencies are getting back to business.

From MarketWatch

Fellow soldiers, unfazed by the act, immediately spotted another man's leg twitch in the tangle of bodies.

From BBC

“It didn’t faze him a bit to be chief of staff.”

From Los Angeles Times

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