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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But residents of Puerto Vallarta, which sits on a huge horseshoe-shaped bay that helps defuse the power of a hurricane, appeared largely unfazed by the threat.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
At times, Root struggled to contain his frustration, most visibly when Jacks was caught at cover for 30 with just 37 runs to get, but crucially remained unfazed with the bat.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The 54-year-old remains a staunch bitcoin advocate, and was unfazed during the multiweek recent selloff in Strategy and Stretch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“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
My mother turns off the music playing from her cell phone, unfazed by my argument that the laundromat is a short walk from our apartment.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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