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单词 fazing
释义

faze

verb

ˈfāz How to pronounce faze (audio)
fazed; fazing

transitive verb

: to disturb the composure of : disconcert, daunt
Nothing fazed her.
Criticism did not seem to faze the writer.

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Faze (not to be confused with phase) first appeared in English in the early 1800s—centuries after the works of Shakespeare and Chaucer were penned. But both of those authors were familiar with the word's ancient parent: faze is an alteration of the now-rare verb feeze, which has been in use since the days of Old English (in the form fēsian), when it meant "to drive away" or "to put to flight." By the 1400s, it was also being used with the meaning "to frighten or put into a state of alarm." The word is still used in some English dialects as a noun meaning "rush" or "a state of alarm or excitement."

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Phase and Faze

Phase and faze are homophones (words pronounced alike but different in meaning, derivation, or spelling) that may easily be confused. Despite the similarity in pronunciation, these words bear little semantic resemblance to one another.

Although phase can function as a verb – it is found especially in combinations such as phase out, phase in, and phase into, meaning “to end, begin, etc. in phases” – the word is most commonly encountered as a noun, in which it typically carries a meaning related to steps in a process, cycles, or stages of development (as in “phases of the moon”).

Faze is generally used only as a verb, and means “to daunt or disconcert.” It often appears in negative expressions such as “it didn’t faze her a bit” or “nothing fazes him.”

Synonyms

  • abash
  • confound
  • confuse
  • discomfit
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • embarrass
  • fluster
  • mortify
  • nonplus
  • rattle
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Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

faze

verb

ˈfāz How to pronounce faze (audio)
fazed; fazing
: to cause to hesitate or feel fear
Nothing fazes her.

fazing

verb

present participle of faze
as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • embarrassing
  • bothering
  • rattling
  • confusing
  • flustering
  • disconcerting
  • mortifying
  • unsettling
  • disturbing
  • upsetting
  • humiliating
  • discomfiting
  • abashing
  • discountenancing
  • confounding
  • distressing
  • perturbing
  • nonplussing
  • disquieting
  • agitating
  • unhinging
  • discomforting
  • nonplusing
  • shaming
  • degrading
  • dismaying
  • debasing
  • demeaning
  • discomposing
  • humbling
  • putting off
  • queering
  • chagrining
  • putting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • relieving
  • calming
  • comforting
  • soothing
  • consoling
  • cheering
  • encouraging
  • reassuring
  • buoying
  • emboldening
  • assuring
  • heartening
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