faze

faze

transitive verb \ˈfāz\

fazedfaz·ing

Definition of FAZE

: to disturb the composure of : disconcert, daunt <nothing fazed her>

Examples of FAZE

1. You'll never succeed as a writer if you let a little bit of criticism faze you.
2. <the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on>

Origin of FAZE

alteration of feeze to drive away, frighten, from Middle English fesen, from Old English fēsian to drive away

First Known Use: 1830

Related to FAZE

Synonyms

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle

Related Words

agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, put off, put out, unhinge, unsettle, upset; debase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate, queer, shame

Near Antonyms

calm, comfort, console, relieve, soothe; buoy, cheer, embolden, encourage, hearten; assure, reassure

Rhymes with FAZE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, chaise, craze, days, daze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways