faze
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
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Even a $5 billion fine imposed by the Federal Trade Commission after the Cambridge Analytica scandal didn’t really faze the company.
Facebook’s strategy: Avert disaster, apologize and keep growing | Susan Benkelman | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostAlthough some leagues were fazed less than others, with the NFL somehow coming out as predictable as ever — because of course it did — many of the sports we track had some of their most chaotic seasons in recent memory.
How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos? | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | June 8, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightIt doesn’t faze the giraffes, but a pressure like that would cause all sorts of problems for people, from heart failure to kidney failure to swollen ankles and legs.
However, when asked about his comfort level putting a rookie in net, he said it didn’t faze him.
Capitals not naming their starting goaltender ahead of playoff opener | Samantha Pell | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostViewers can’t look away, cringe from vicarious fear, or some combination of both — and are amazed that Thompson isn’t fazed at all.
TikTok’s viral beekeeper is getting a lot of ... buzz | Travis Andrews | March 18, 2021 | Washington Post
I said I already know about Ferguson, nothing new can faze me about Ferguson.
The Day Ferguson Cops Were Caught in a Bloody Lie | Michael Daly | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNone of this has seemed to faze the journalist, who, this fashion season, displayed her trademark ability to excite and infuriate.
First, the cheap shot threats that might have intimidated other victims and their lawyers don't faze me.
J'Absolutely Refuse to let this afternoon's decision faze me.
They may tell me we had a heavy storm in the middle of the night, but it didn't faze me one little bit.
Chums of the Camp Fire | Lawrence J. LeslieOnce or twice they came near having a spill in wind that didn't faze us a bit.
The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp | Laura Lee HopeShe got witch en' hoodoo charms, en' say ol' Nick en' all his imps cayn't faze 'er.
The Cottage of Delight | Will N. HarbenWith only two of us aboard you know how easy she climbed; three passengers she could hoist, but four might faze her.
The Aeroplane Boys Flight | John Luther LangworthySeems as though his sense of proportion was out of gear; and you cant faze him, either.
Weatherby's Inning | Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for faze
/ (feɪz) /
(tr) to disconcert; worry; disturb
Origin of faze
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