faze
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faze
to worry or disturb: The ghost story didn’t faze the children.
Not to be confused with:
phase – a stage in development: The toddler is just going through a phase.
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faze
(fāz)tr.v. fazed, faz·ing, faz·es
To disrupt the composure of; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.
[Middle English fesen, to drive away, frighten, from Old English fēsian.]
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faze
(feɪz)vb
(tr) to disconcert; worry; disturb
[C19: variant of feeze]
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faze
(feɪz)v.t. fazed, faz•ing.
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt; fluster.
[1820–30, Amer.; dial. form. of feeze vexation]
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faze
Past participle: fazed
Gerund: fazing
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| Verb | 1. |  faze - disturb the composure of unman - cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience" |
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faze
verbTo cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed:
abash, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, mortify.
Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop.
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faze
vt (inf)
(= take aback) → verdattern (inf); the question didn’t faze me at all → die Frage brachte mich keineswegs aus der Fassung
(= daunt) → entmutigen; do not be fazed by the entrance exam → lass dich von der Aufnahmeprüfung nicht abschrecken
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