faze
verb [T; not continuous] /feɪz/ informalDefinition
› to surprise and worry someone: No one is fazed by the sight of guns here any more.Surprising and shockingMaking people sad, shocked and upsetCausing anxiety and worryMaking people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of faze verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blinding flash idiom
- a bolt from/out of the blue idiom
- amaze verb
- amazing adjective
- astonish verb
- catch sb with their pants/trousers down idiom
- confound verb
- creep up on/behind sb phrasal verb
- dynamite noun
- earth-shattering adjective
- reality check noun
- shock tactics noun
- shocking adjective (SURPRISING)
- spring sth on sb phrasal verb
- staggering adjective
- turn-up for the book(s) idiom
- turn-up noun (EVENT)
- unbelievable adjective (SURPRISING)
- walk in on sb phrasal verb
- world-shattering adjective
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Surprising and shocking
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