faze
verb (used with object)
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt.
have fazed
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present perfectof faze.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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To follow in the footsteps of Edwards would have fazed some, yet Knight moulded a new generation all the way to that memorable 2017 World Cup final victory at Lord's.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
But that doesn’t appear to have fazed confidence in the precious metal.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
“If you could have been in this locker room before the game, we were so juiced that nothing could have fazed us, and it showed,’’ said San Francisco tight end Garrett Celek.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2018
The disruption normally would not have fazed Mr. Dershowitz, a former Harvard Law School professor who thrives on controversy and relishes taking on opponents in and out of the courtroom.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2015
He had almost certainly read about the 16:20 three-mile time trial Ulbrickson’s varsity had turned in, but the news couldn’t have fazed him.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
