faze v : disturb the composure of [syn: unnerve, enervate, unsettle]

English

Pronunciation

• fāz, /feɪz/, /feIz/

  Homophones: phase

  Rhymes: -eɪz

Verb

1. To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative)

   Jumping out of an airplane does not faze him, yet he is afraid to ride a roller coaster.

Related terms

• unfazed

Translations

Usage notes

Citations for faze in the OED start in 1830; usage was established by 1890.

The word phase is sometimes used incorrectly for faze; such notables as the New York Times and Mark Twain have made this error. This sometimes leads to the supposition that faze is an uneducated spelling of phase; they are distinct terms.

Faze means to frighten or cause hesitation. Faze may also refer to:

• Faze (magazine), a Canadian magazine
• Faze (musician), a Nigerian musician

abash, annoy, appall, awe, bother, confound, confuse, daunt, deter, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dumbfound, horrify, irritate, muddle, mystify, nonplus, overawe, perplex, puzzle, rattle, shake, stop, vex