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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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament who led Tehran's delegation in Islamabad, sounded unfazed by Trump's sabre-rattling in a statement upon his return home.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Even as the reality TV landscape has grown crowded, Probst remains unfazed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
But the objects of his hazing are publicly unfazed.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Arsenal were unfazed and punished another moment of defensive weakness in the 47th minute.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
“Goodness, that’s an odd-looking fish, isn’t it?” he said, entirely unfazed.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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