verb
faze
fayz
verb
1
To disturb, unsettle, or worry someone (usually used in the negative, "not fazed").
"Losing the first match didn't seem to faze the team at all."
"Nothing ever fazes her, no matter how stressful things get."
How to Use Faze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo rattle or unsettle someone.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "phase" (a stage or period, or to phase something in/out) — they sound identical but are unrelated words.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
not fazed by
fazed the crowd
Word Forms
fazed past tense, fazes singular
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Etymology
From an old English dialect word "feeze," meaning to frighten or drive off, first recorded in standard use around 1830.