unfazed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unfazed
Explanation
Use the adjective unfazed for someone who's not disturbed or frightened. You might squirm in your seat and cover your eyes during the scary parts of a movie, while your little sister is completely unfazed. If something doesn't faze, or disturb you, you're unfazed. All of your friends might shriek and run away when a giant spider lands on the sofa beside you, but as a budding arachnologist, you remain unfazed. A common misspelling is "unphased," which isn't a real word. Faze and unfazed are American English words thought to derive from the 15th-century Kentish feeze, "frighten."
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Example Sentences
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“Self-Portrait With Monkeys” features the raven-haired artist unfazed by the presence of four spider monkeys — two touching her while the others peer from tropical foliage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Shares of Sandisk got swept up in the broad-based chip selloff on Monday and have suffered through the major volatility in the memory space in recent weeks, but Wall Street remains unfazed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
He was unfazed by playing in front of Roger Federer in his fourth-round win over Grigor Dimitrov.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Anthony Rodriguez, co-founder of Digital Spenders Club, which put on the carnival, was unfazed by Wall Street’s arrival on the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Moshom seemed unfazed, but Kathy just sat there with the plate in front of her, wondering what was happening.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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