fazed

British  

/ feɪzd /

adjective

1. disconcerted; worried; disturbed

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Explanation

Someone who's fazed is upset or bothered. If you're fazed by getting a bad grade in a class, you might be nervous right before you get an important paper back. If you're fazed by loud noises, you'll want to wear ear plugs at a rock concert, and if you're fazed by movie violence, you should read reviews before you watch a film, so you'll be prepared to cover your eyes. Fazed is often confused with phased, which means "carried out in stages." The verb faze, or "disturb," is at the root of fazed, which comes from Kentish dialect — feeze means "frighten, alarm, or discomfit."

Example Sentences

Aditya Bhave, head of U.S. economics at the Bank of America, however, is little fazed by the potential broader impact on consumption.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Kotowski, for one, isn’t fazed by the noise.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The same couldn't be said for her stunned husband, but Bloor herself was barely fazed, having grown up on acreage around snakes.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

I’m not fazed by the fact that none of the couples ended up married, but I also hope it’s not a trend.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

My brain flails for an excuse, but Dad doesn’t seem fazed.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller