faze[verb]Synonyms: embarrass, abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, rattle
Contrasted words: calm, compose, quiet, relax, soothe, ease, relieve
Related Words: confound,
dumbfound,
mystify,
nonplus,
perplex,
puzzle,
confuse,
muddle,
appall,
daunt,
dismay,
horrify,
annoy,
bother,
irritate,
vex [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
faze /feɪz/
verb [transitive] informal[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: feeze 'to drive away, frighten', from Old English fesian]
if a new or difficult situation fazes you, it makes you feel confused or shocked, so that you do not know what to do:
John was embarrassed, but it didn’t faze Mike a bit. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲