faze

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  1. transitive verb To disrupt the composure of; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.

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  • The breeze picked up by midmorning, but that didn't seem to faze Couples or Leonard.
  • When you faze Link disappears for up to several secconds, during which you can walk through people and things.
  • If you let the game faze for more than a few secconds the game will freeze.
  • The subprime legacy doesn't seem to faze the court. —  CounterPunch
  • But that does not faze Thomson, who sees the demise of others as an opportunity for The Wall Street Journal. —  Extra! Extra!
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English fesen, to drive away, frighten, from Old English fēsian.

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  1. Also phase; variant of feaze, feeze.
 

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