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faze

[ feyz ]
/ feɪz /

verb (used with object), fazed, faz·ing.

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

Words related to faze

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

Words nearby faze

fayalite, faye correction, fayetteville, fayre, fayum, faze, fazed, façade, façon, façonné, faïence

Origin of faze

1820–30, Americanism; dial. form of feeze

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faze

faze phase
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British Dictionary definitions for fazes

faze
/ (feɪz) /

verb

(tr) to disconcert; worry; disturb

Word Origin for faze

C19: variant of feeze
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