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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means 'to disconcert, disturb' and is used informally in mainly negative contexts:

It is a pretty daunting prospect going on stage for forty minutes but it does not seem to have fazed her—S. Stone, 1989

The one thing I am not going to do is look remotely fazed or ruffled—E. Galford, 1993.

It is in origin a 19th century American English variant of the ancient verb feeze 'to drive off, to frighten away' and has nothing to do with the ordinary verb phase, although this spelling is sometimes used in the US.

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verb

To 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. See pain/pleasure.

IN BRIEF: v. - Disturb the composure of.

Tutor's tip: A down "phase" (an aspect or side) in the stock market does not "faze" (to disturb or to bother) veteran investors.

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• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - fazed: (adj) disturbed or disconcerted

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bringe ud af fatning, bringe fra koncepterne

Nederlands (Dutch)
van streek maken, ontmoedigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dérouter

Deutsch (German)
v. - aus der Fassung bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σοκάρω, εκπλήσσω, προκαλώ δέος σε

Italiano (Italian)
disorientare, turbare, scombussolare, sconcertare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - irritar

Русский (Russian)
беспокоить, досаждать, обескураживать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desconcertar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bringa ur fattning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打扰, 使狼狈, 折磨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 打擾, 使狼狽, 折磨

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~당황하게 하다, 겁먹게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 心を騒がせる, 慌てさせる, 困らせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزعج , يقلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדהים, הפחיד, הקניט‬

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