feaze
Definition
- Verb:
- To disturb or disconcert: "feaze" means to bother, worry, or cause slight distress. It is often used in negative constructions, particularly in the phrase "doesn't feaze me," meaning something does not upset or unsettle someone.
- To fluster or confuse: In informal American English, "feaze" can describe a state of being flustered or thrown off balance by a minor annoyance or challenge.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The criticism didn't feaze her one bit. (The critical remarks did not bother or upset her at all.)
- He was feazed by the sudden change in plans. (He was flustered or confused by the unexpected change.)
Advanced Usage
"not feazed": an idiomatic construction meaning unfazed or unperturbed.
- She remained not feazed by the loud noise. (She was not disturbed or worried by the noise.)
"feaze someone out": (rare) to cause someone to become confused or unsettled.
- The complex instructions feazed him out completely. (The difficult instructions confused him entirely.)
Variants and Related Words
Feazing (adj/verb form): the present participle of "feaze."
- The constant interruptions were feazing the speaker. (The interruptions were disturbing the speaker.)
Unfeazed (adj): not disturbed or upset (a rare variant of "unfazed").
- He was unfeazed by the difficult exam. (He was not bothered by the hard test.)
Synonyms
- Bother: to cause trouble or annoyance.
- Disconcert: to disturb the composure of someone.
- Fluster: to make someone agitated or confused.
- Perturb: to cause anxiety or disturbance.
Phrasal Verbs
- Feaze off: (very rare) to distract or cause someone to lose focus.
- The loud music feazed him off his task. (The loud music distracted him from his work.)
Related Idioms
Not a feaze: (informal, rare) meaning no disturbance or problem.
- It's not a feaze; I can handle it. (It is not a problem; I can manage it.)
Take no feaze: (archaic) to not be troubled or affected.
- He took no feaze from the harsh weather. (He was not affected by the bad weather.)