verb
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(tr) to disconcert; worry; disturb
Etymology
Origin of faze
First recorded in 1820–30, dialectal form of feeze
Example Sentences
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Matthews took over the leadoff position, but it did not faze her.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
That’s why the growing hardship number, while dramatic, doesn’t necessarily faze experts yet.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Neither those questions nor the reactions to his own video this week faze Selig.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The recent lack of five-day cricket for New Zealand, whose previous outing before Zimbabwe was that home series against England a year ago, did not faze captain Tom Latham.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
As if those things could faze me now.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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